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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a trying week at work - a large group of employees got laid off and I was close friends with some. I have been, admittedly, short with DH. I told him when it was happening that I felt like this was going to be one of those weeks he needed to pick up the slack more than usual.

Usually he handles AM drop offs, and I handle afternoon pick up while he does dinner. Tonight he called me and asked told me to pick something up when I was already close to home and I snapped (I later apologized) but he took this time to tell me how selfish I was and how terrible I am compartmentalizing. He said that I need to get a new job if I can’t handle the frustrations of my current one.

I’m so hurt because it feels like it’s normal to feel upset that coworkers/ friends have been laid off and to feel disheveled about it but his response was so cold I don’t even know how to respond back.[/quote]

Are you, perchance, in journalism?

Part of it, in your DH's case, is that journalism is a dying industry and he might be trying to save you from more frustration in the end.

If not, he might actually be trying to save you in the end too. If your job is leaking into how you deal with your family, you need to change your job. It's way easier to find a new job than it is to get a divorce.[/quote]

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