Escalation

I won’t bore you with all the details because that would be a novel, but I will say that it feels good to work somewhere where the appropriate people back you up.  The work drama, crisis, and stress escalated even more in the past week.  Last Thursday night, I actually had panic/anxiety attacks where I just lost it.  Of course, this is my pregnant body responding and not normal “me.”   My head tells me to stop stressing, but my body reacts differently.  I was breathing hard, my belly would be in a tight knot, and I’m sure my blood pressure was through the roof.  I finally broke down in my manager’s office on Friday morning. 

I’m sure they thought I was going in early labor!

Anyway, today it finally was escalated to our CBO (Chief Business Officer).  Imagine my look when I saw her name pop up on my caller ID asking me to come to her office.  Luckily, I was her admin for 2 years prior to her CBO role and before what I do now, so I wasn’t terrified to walk in, yet I was at the same time!

She put a stop to it all!  She told me to stop making their changes and to submit as is.  So, I did!  I’m still kind of scared at telling the team this, but at least I know I have the CBO’s approval!

It feels good to have that support!