Mykie Fox

Joined February 2024

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Writing about my life, one over-shared experience at a time.

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When Professionalism Meets Silence
I took notes instead of shouting. Dates, names, times. Tiny lifelines written in bullet points because documentation became the only language they listened to.
By Mykie Fox3 months ago in Poets
The Tour That Could’ve Been
They asked me to shoot the tour. Not attend. Not apply. Not show up to one date with a pass — something I was used to. They asked me to shoot the whole thing. The full UK leg of the tour.
By Mykie Fox7 months ago in Confessions
Slowly finding my peace
Earlier this year, a lot of stuff happened to me. I had some medical stuff that came up at the start of the year, and I was in the worst pain I have ever been in. Then my partner started to get sick, and we started to have to see specialists (we still haven't gotten to the bottom of things, and it's been 6 months of searching for answers). Work got really bad to the point where I was seeing a therapist, psychologist, and counsellor at least once a week. I nearly had a mental breakdown because of work, and that can almost all be blamed on one person (who will never admit she was wrong). Then things started to shift. I let go. I gave up on a job I really loved for a company that I did believe in, but I had left a legacy. I am proud of the legacy I left and am proud to have been a part of the company when I was because I crossed paths with some amazing people (who I hope I get to work with again). But things weren't right there and have continued to go downhill from what I've heard. I took some time off to heal.
By Mykie Fox2 years ago in Journal
Losing faith in leadership
You lose interest, not only in the work but in everyone around you. You start to pull back. It's what's been happening to me for the last 8 months. We went through a restructure, and there was a lot of messy stuff that happened over a very short time that showed us a glimpse of what was to come and the way the leadership team handled very difficult situations. In this case, it's very poorly done, and they try to just throw money at the people who are deemed 'key' to the business or who would be too expensive to pay out. But for those of us who just tried to keep our heads down and get through it, we got nothing but 8 long months of very little guidance or leadership as we had no formal manager and they weren't planning on hiring anyone else.
By Mykie Fox2 years ago in Journal
This isn't what I signed up for.
After two major restructures in 8 months, you feel a bit deflated. That often escalates when you see people being given promotions (for some, it's their second in less than a year), and that turns to resentment for the team you are supposed to be working with. You then start to get very frustrated when these people take on the work you have been doing for the past 2 years, and things are just nose-diving at a rate that terrifies you because you poured your heart and soul into creating things that resonated with the audience you helped nurture and grow over 2 years of your career.
By Mykie Fox2 years ago in Journal