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Strike is ending...Now what?
I was working for 6 years for one of the grocery stores on strike here in southern calif. If your'e not familiar with this, we were striking for health care. They wanted to charge the workers way too much for their priscriptions. It wasn't an issue for me, because I get insurance from my husband. But I supported my co-workers and stayed on strike, picketing until December, when I decaided I just couldn't deal with it anymore. I did not go back to work. I was inhappy with my job before any of this happened, and they are now coming to some kind of agreement, and I'm supposed to go vote on it. I suspect it still isn't going to be a fair deal, and even if it doesn't affect me personally, I have qualms about working for such an unethical company. Like I said, I want to move on! My problem is my parents and in-laws don't support me in this decision, they think I'm making a mistake not going back to the store. They think if I go back, that I'll magically get promoted, but I don't think anything will change. My husband worries because I have to take a bus to this new job that I really like so far(first day was yesterday) but I don't think that this is a big deal. I'm planning on applying at the new drug store down the street as soon as it's finished being built, so this is just temporary. I don't like them pressuring me. My sister says "If you don't want to go back, you don't have to. " What do you think?
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I agree with your sister. In order to bring happiness to others, you must first enjoy it, yourself. You COULD follow their suggestions, but that will only leave you feeling embittered in time and that bitterness will most definitley bleed over into other parts of your interaction with others.
Expalin to your husband your specific reasoning for not wanting to return. In turn, give him the same opportunity to explain to you why he feels the way he does. As for the in-laws, I hate to say it, but they have little to nothing to do with the decision. Your husband's concern may be one of safety and that's to be understood. In that case, try and reassure him of your safety taking the bus. Let him take it with you, sitting in a different seat from you, so that he can personally observe what it is you go through. And finally, explain to him your plans for the new store. Tell him this is temporary, but most of all, your decision will make you happier. I'm sure you two can reach a fair compromise. Good luck.
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