I’m struggling with something that happened recently and I need perspective. I was in training for a customer service job. Our trainer was absent one day, and a supervisor came to replace him temporarily. The supervisor was someone I knew from university. Back then, I used to help him academically he would ask me for advice and guidance. I felt like I was ahead of him at that time. Now years later, he walked in as the supervisor while I was a trainee. When he asked for my name as if he didn’t recognize me, it really hurt. I even asked, “You don’t know my name?” It became awkward, and that moment stayed in my head. Right after that, I went to HR and asked about moving to a different project. They didn’t want me to leave. They told me to go back to the training room, think about it over the weekend, and said that once a new project appears, they would call me. HR even wanted to give me her number so I could think carefully and contact her. I was silent for a moment and said I had actually thought about that option. But emotionally, I was overwhelmed. I ended up leaving. Now I feel like I’m not progressing in life. I keep comparing myself to who I used to be and to people from my past. It’s not really about him — it’s about feeling like I’ve fallen behind. Has anyone else experienced this kind of ego hit or comparison shock? How do you deal with feeling “behind” compared to people you once felt ahead of? submitted by /u/livincool3
Originally posted by u/livincool3 on r/AskMen