So this past Friday was my last day working at an afterschool program. I've been with this job since 2018 and it's been a mostly miserable ride. What made this job most unpleasant above all was how invisible I felt to my coworkers. I always made a point to be beyond kind, be approachable, and go out of my way to help others with their load when I could without complaint! This was all for nothing though because there was no real effort to get to know me beyond shallow smiles and small talk. Over time this drove me crazy because seeing everyone else so buddy buddy with each other while I watched from the sidelines fucking sucked.
Anyway, me and a fellow co-worker have been excited about our last day and it had been announced multiple times that the date was coming up soon. Friday finally comes and our boss starts the day with an office game to boost morale or whatever (pin the tail on the unicorn). Afterwards, they call “Lisa” to the front to be awarded a goodbye plaque, giving a heartfelt speech and all that. That ends and then it's followed with “Alright so here's the plan for Monday blah blah blah”. Boss completely skipped over me and only realized it when others started whispering “what about..?” gesturing towards me. Then he suddenly says “Omg I totally forgot omg so sorry”. My heart fucking sank. It was tough enough dealing with loneliness in this job. I've worked my ass off here for 3 shitty years just to be forgotten???? Made me regret spending that past weekend preparing farewell goodie bags for everyone like they fucking deserved it. Just want to know how to get over this feeling