So I had that meeting today.
I will say merely this: I was not surprised at how it went. It was a 3 hr meeting during which defensive things were said while claiming non-defensive behavior. It was par for the course, not altogether satisfactory, but not altogether unsatisfactory.
SIGH.
I learned this: there are 2 sides to every story, and I know which side I tend to believe; there are changes to be made where I can make them and other changes that won’t happen no matter what I do.
I choose not to focus on the things I can’t change. I will not coddle or lose my focus.
I will bring this business back. It won’t be easy, but I will do it. I will not accept threats, veiled or not. It is MINE and I will revive it.
(Looky there, I think I may have found my passion for the office again…huh).