why do i feel useless?
The story
Why do I always feel useless??? Seriously man, every time there's a group project at work, I just sit there like an idiot. Everyone around me is super loud with their ideas, and it's like my voice doesn't even exist! What the hell!? I've been at this job for years and yet every meeting feels the same... pointless! 😤 My attempts to pitch something just get ignored or overshadowed. Am I really that unimportant? Or maybe I'm just missing the point entirely???
Maybe I'm overthinking it, but c'mon... how am I supposed to contribute when no one listens?! Once during a brainstorming session, I had this killer idea (at least I thought so!) but before I could even finish explaining it, someone else piped up with their own crap 'vision'. Hello?! Give me a break!
Last week was the damn worst. We spent hours 'collaborating' (if you can call it that) and by the end of it, my head was spinning from the sheer amount of NOTHING I pitched. It's like I'm totally invisible there, unless something needs fixing or cleaning up after.
I've tried talking to my boss about it too! You know what he said? That I should speak up more. Excuse me?! That's literally what I've been TRYING to do! Why is being heard so freaking hard? Is it truly impossible for someone who isn't a natural loudmouth here?
Is anyone else stuck in this cycle of futility?? It's all starting to seem pretty hopeless if you ask me. Maybe I'm doomed to be background noise forever.
