Work Anniversary
Our company's HR has automated messages scheduled to appear on the #general channel in Slack to celebrate team members' birthdays and work anniversaries.
I was looking forward to seeing the work anniversary post on Feb 5th to officially declare the completion of one year at Clazar.
The post appeared, emojis reactions were added, and congratulatory replies showed up. And just like that, we were on Feb 6th getting back to the grind. I did not reflect on the year much. I do not intend to reflect in this post as well. I am asking myself why I did not post the update on LinkedIn to accumulate social capital?
My first thought is that maybe one year is too short to celebrate it as an anniversary. I have worked in two different organisations for more than five years. Perhaps anything less than five is not worth acknowledging?
But isn't that too harsh?
I've done a lot of hard work in the past year at a personal cost of health, sleep, relationships, and mental peace. I have no one to blame other than me. The work opportunities are excellent, and the organisation is growing. The learning is great.
What surprises me is that I am vocal about these things. I am amused by how I am reacting to this work anniversary. Am I not proud of the work I've done? Do I not see myself here for the long run? Do I not want to associate myself with the company? The answer is no to all the questions. Yet, I do not know why I do not wish to post about my work anniversary on LinkedIn.
Do these things lose sheen as you age? Do you stop caring altogether beyond a point?
I just looked through my LinkedIn post history and have never mentioned a work anniversary. This post clearly shows I don't know much about myself. :)