your situation, repeat this to yourself: “i have options!” even if you don’t take them, you have them. the option to leave, the option to negotiate for more, the option to ask for something, or the option to care less. as long as you are a free human being, you have options. if need be, exercise them but for now, just remember them.
your first step is to change what you believe. stop lying to yourself: you are not trapped. you are choosing to go to work. you are choosing to be in that job. and you are powerful and in a position that you can affect your career.
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