Alikurai
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Kind of an update...?
🕑 Added 2024-12-19 20:48:08 +0000 UTCHey everyone, a bit of a personal post but, I feel like I gotta let you know what's been going on. As you may have noticed I have been posting mostly at the end of the month for a while, and that's because I've been ...really busy.
I have been working at what I thought was my dream job for the past 5 months and I got fired from it today, one day before it would legally tick over into permanent employment.
Now when I reflect on it I have been a victim of workplace bullying simply because I did not realize quickly enough that some senior staff had a very different vision from mine.
That and my employer no longer being willing to pay for a licensed specialist, so replacing me with an uneducated alternative happened to be a lot cheaper.
I was told to come pick up my stuff on the 23rd, ironically, on my birthday. And was asked to not attend my last day tomorrow to "avoid misunderstandings" so.. now I'm sitting with my secret santa present that I was supposed to give to someone tomorrow when we would have our little get together to say bye before winter break. Typing this sad post lol.
Maybe it's for the better, I won't give the people who bullied me the satisfaction of seeing me sad, but it's also very tough to not be able to say goodbye to the few good friends I made there.
Which brings me here, so so grateful for the support you all have been giving me all this time and all the patience. I will upload more evenly spread out now so at least that's a positive...
Please know that it matters a lot to me, that you take the time to look at the things I make and take interest in my art and are even willing to support me.
I have been feeling so insecure about myself, but then I realise I have all of you and it makes it easier to cope. That there's people who can make me feel like I'm not a huge failure, that I can still make someone at least a little bit happy with my art.
Thank you so much for being here and making my life easier! I hope I can continue to bring you art that you like.
Comments
kee
aria... 😭 i am bad at comforting words bc that is just how my autism works but know that i would punch all your rude coworkers and/or put cat shit in their shoes, and give the nice ones baked goods
JohnWick789654
I am so sorry to hear about this, to have a dream shattered in this fashion can be absolutely crushing...I sincerely hope that you'll not only bounce back from this, but also thrive in a much healthier environment! Wishing you the best!
Matt Kulisch
Hi Aria, echoing everyone here: I’m very sorry to hear that happened. That kind of wage and benefits-theft is an all-too-common occurrence. Certainly you deserve better! Fuck those guys! I want to say that your work always brings me great joy to see. Being able to support you is a highlight, and I’m so glad it means I get to experience more of your art and process. I wish I could do more, but I’m grateful I can do this. 💕
Saurischian
Really sorry to hear that. Sounds like they had every intention of taking advantage of you and then denying you full benefits. And my heart breaks over the secret santa gift that you were going to give to someone. For what it's worth, your art always brings me joy and I think you're quite good at it so far. Happy to support you on here. Wishing you the best.
ローラ (Laura)
That's awful!! I'm so sorry they took advantage of you like that. I love your art, it really makes me happy (even though I have been really busy lately and can't check patreon as often as I would like, I always look forward to seeing your art). I hope you find an employer that appreciates you as they should💖 I'm hoping really hard that the universe is kinder to you.
Juna
❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖💖❤️
Valagon37
It's terrible to hear that you got treated like that. These people never deserved you. And I wish you the best for your career in the new year.
Gerard Go
You're amazing and I know the sun will shine on you again !
Nadj
Oh no! That's really rough. Sending you lots of Love and Positive thoughts🌸
