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Awwww. Thank you, Nicole! I ended up deleting the post because, after a couple of hours, I figured out a way to address those feelings in an even better way (see below). I'm so sorry to hear that you've faced a similar situation... it's not fun, especially when the way of recognizing someone is so public (so you get to walk by the cork-board and see how you're NOT there... ugh).
Anyway, I decided to get inspired by Chess' SCD PM, and I "pulled a Chess" (or I was "Chessing" it... gotta think of a good term to use!) yesterday. I sent e-mails to all 23 of my co-workers and stated at least one thing that I admire about them. It felt so good to channel my frustration and sadness into complimenting everyone else (not looking for any compliments in return). =)
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry you aren't feeling appreciated in real life. You are immensely appreciated here on TeenHelp, and also for being there for me the last almost five years since I joined. I can also relate to you, I've been working in the catering department at my university since September 2013 and we have a cork-board where we can acknowledge coworkers and I've never been recognized, even when I've been called into work and had only a half hour to rush over there to help out. It sure doesn't feel good, but even though people may not always speak about how much they appreciate you, try and remember that they do. I'm sure you are a really valuable intern at your work, and I'm sure you're really making an impact and doing great things.
Pretty much I still want to do something where I'm helping people but I'm hoping this will give me more career options since graduate school isn't in the card for me right now. I also like that they focus on hands-on work rather than standardized tests, and we're required to do a lot of interning. And it's less researched based which I love I was getting to the point in psych where I'd have to start doing all these research classes and I wasn't thrilled about it.
Cool, congrats! =) I'm excited to see where you go with that career path, as it sounds like it'll be similar yet different from a strictly psychology-related career path.
Sooo I'm not majoring in psychology anymore. I decided to switch to human services and I mailed in my application last week! I'm hoping to do social work of some sort now