I really don’t know what the point of this post is but I just need to talk to someone about it, even if it’s just me writing this; maybe it will make me feel better.
You are replaceable. Jobs are competitive. You have to be a high performer to get ahead. I made the mistake of quiet quitting for a little too long. I started to feel undervalued at my corporate job and so I started doing the bare minimum. In my free time I was applying to jobs. Then I got an unexpected possible cancer diagnosis, so I thought wait maybe I should stick around for the benefits. I talked to my boss about the situation. I have a surgery coming up on Wednesday. Yesterday as soon as he came in, he messaged me on teams “do you have a few minutes” and for some reason I instantly knew I was getting fired. Even though I had been actually working really hard. Of course I join the call and it’s him and another manager. In that minute I knew.
Go out and live your life. Your job is not worth all the stress. Company’s do not care about your health, whether you will be broke with no health insurance, or that you have a lot going on. They don’t care. They put things in place to make you THINK that they do.