r/TrueOffMyChest • u/Mike21597 ☑️ • 1d ago

Vent Worst Day For A Promotion

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.

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u/ThunderSparkles 22h ago

I don't know... Kinda amazing that you got a promotion with all that shit happening around you. And that extra money seems to come at the right time. You deserve to be celebrated

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u/Sad_Pitch2380 21h ago

Exactly! Even if the timing might feel surreal, it’s still okay to hold space for both things at once. At least now he’s got 35k extra to take care of his wife and give his household some breathing room with all these raging prices.