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job loss & cortisone mania
Tras perder su empleo durante una reestructuración, el autor enfermó y sufrió una reactivación de su afección autoinmune, que mejoró rápidamente con cortisona. El tratamiento le devolvió la energía, pero también le provocó inquietud, pensamientos acelerados y problemas de sueño, además de otros efectos secundarios. Durante ese periodo aprovechó su impulso para ordenar su vida cotidiana y reflexiona sobre cómo mantener esos cambios al reducir la medicación.
On the morning of 18th August, I got invited at short notice into a 1:1 meeting by my manager, which was unusual. I think I knew what was coming, and I was right: The company is restructuring, and I’m being let go (among a lot of other people). I had time until lunch to say my goodbyes to my colleagues as I would be logged out of my account after that. Because I was still in my six-month probation period, I was put on paid leave for two more weeks; after that I’d be out of a job for the first time since I started working roughly 10 years ago.