Her Family Staged A Career Intervention Since They Don’t Approve Of Her Being In A Creative Field, So She Walked Out Of Dinner
It’s an outdated belief to think that you have to be a doctor or a lawyer or climb the ladder in corporate America to be successful.
This 32-year-old woman has a job in a creative industry, and her career is the opposite of traditional. However, her job gives her stability and an excellent salary.
But none of that is as important as the fact that she adores what she does for a living. She’s happy with her life, which is important, since many of us spend the majority of our time at work!
Now, her aunt and uncle, who are in their late 50s to early 60s, are extremely judgmental of her chosen career.
“They’re very old-school, corporate = success types. Anyway, we had a family dinner at my parents’ place,” she explained.
“Everything was normal until halfway through the meal, my aunt suddenly goes, ‘We need to talk about Clara’s future.’ I thought she was joking. But nope—my uncle pulls out a literal printout of job listings for corporate roles.”
“They start going off about how I’m ‘wasting my potential’ and should get a ‘real job’ with benefits. Mind you, I already have benefits. They clearly planned this.”
She was blindsided, hurt, and humiliated that they would stage a career intervention at a family dinner, of all places.
She very peacefully informed her aunt and uncle that she loves what she does, she’s doing well money-wise, and she didn’t need their opinions.
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Instead of letting up, her aunt and uncle doubled down and insisted they were attempting to be helpful while calling her overly sensitive.
“At that point, I just stood up, thanked my parents for dinner, and said I was leaving because I didn’t come to be disrespected or ambushed,” she continued.
“My aunt acted all shocked, and my uncle called me rude. Now my parents are upset at me for ‘causing a scene.'”
She’s left wondering if she was wrong to walk out of the family dinner after what her aunt and uncle did to her.
What do you think?
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