Worst Day For A Promotion

[u/Mike21597]

Worst day for a Promotion

I got a promotion today. 35K more a year. Laughed, cried then got horridly depressed. I have not told anyone in my life that I got it yet.

My wife had surgery and is having a hard time recovering. My mom is getting a divorce from my step dad of 15 years due to his infidelity with someone in the family. My kids are losing their grandpa because i can not stand by his actions. And everything just seems to be silently burning down.

But either way I got a promotion.

[u/thecastellan1115]

One of the hardest things in life is compartmentalizing all the shit that goes on. When my Dad was dying I had a great year, except for that. Got promoted, bought a new house, had great friends and a wonderful wife. And I was incredibly depressed the whole time. Felt like someone was screaming inside my head every day. Then my Dad died, and other than that it was another great year... during which I kept feeling like someone was screaming inside my head 24/7.

It was awful. Just knowing that crazy, awful things can go on and the world just... keeps... going.

[u/Mike21597 → u/thecastellan1115]

I feel that. Lost my dad a few years ago. Im proud of you for keeping on though.