At noon today I get a text from my bf
"hey how's the day going?"
"It must be difficult working with some people, but you seem to do a great job."
"too bad your boss doesn't appreciate you"
Woah.
To some it may not seem like he said much, but considering the difficult time my present boss has given me in ALL of the 15 years working at this place, especially when we are dealing with this pandemic and basically onsite seeing patients all day while they sit comfy in their offices or at home or at their cottage, I did not realize how these simple words would feel. Acknowledgment and understanding without saying "you know" what I must be going through.
I usually just brush off Thank-yous from patients, because this is what we do every day and the empty thank yous from certain staff who emptily say "they know" what you are going through or the anxiety this new virulent strain is causing - because they do not know, how can you when you are at home while I am seeing patients face to face? They like to say they know but they do not actually know - which makes it even more insincere because it is obvious THEY do not really know.
So hearing this acknowledgement and understanding is like a warm hug I did not realize I needed and has also made me realize what is lacking at work from the main people that are there to support staff.