Sep 11, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments
Send us Fan Mail What happens to your sense of self when the job you gave years to suddenly no longer needs you? In this Fail With Me episode, Abhra sits down with Claire, a fellow writer, for an…
Abhra PalHostYes, absolutely.
And I think it reflects also what you value and what means success for you.
was not easy for me, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I was going through a very, let's say, dark emotional phase.
One is that I spent a long time, like the job I lost, I was there for years, not one or two years.
your identity was tied up with the success of the organization.
And then now all of a sudden, you're separate from that organization.
And that success actually doesn't belong to you.
You don't get to keep it.
Got
Which is, yeah, it's quite crazy because you achieved it.
One of my colleagues, whom I helped quite a lot, said something that whatever you built is going to go away.
And then I had another friend who was like, friend and mentor both to me and I said this is what's happening and he said that try not to lose your job because you will not find another.
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Yes, absolutely.
And I think it reflects also what you value and what means success for you.
was not easy for me, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I was going through a very, let's say, dark emotional phase.
One is that I spent a long time, like the job I lost, I was there for years, not one or two years.
your identity was tied up with the success of the organization.
And then now all of a sudden, you're separate from that organization.
And that success actually doesn't belong to you.
You don't get to keep it.
Got
Which is, yeah, it's quite crazy because you achieved it.
One of my colleagues, whom I helped quite a lot, said something that whatever you built is going to go away.
And then I had another friend who was like, friend and mentor both to me and I said this is what's happening and he said that try not to lose your job because you will not find another.
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