What happens to your life after a Personal Grievance?

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What’s next for you after a PG?  What is it like on the other side?  I talk about the emotional journey you go through here, and your career here, but let’s talk about your life after a PG.

Processing the anger

Firstly it might take a while to flush out the residual anger.  Raising a PG is picking a fight with your employer- I discuss here how it’s similar to standing up to your parents.  For most people, this takes quite a bit of ‘winding themselves up’ for the fight, so it will be a while for them to unwind themselves, irrespective of the result, and certainly more if it didn’t go their way.

Dealing with a compromise at mediation

A good compromise leaves everyone unhappy.  A settlement at mediation, or prior to mediation (see here for how deals can be struck prior to mediation), is a compromise.  Your side and their side looks at the situation, weighs the pros and cons and finds a middle ground. You might get lucky, but that’s unlikely.  Mostly likely you’ll end up with a percentage of what you might have won in court, and potentially a lifetime of wondering what if- what if you had gone to court, what if you had held out for more.   There’s a good chance this may irk you longterm, or leave you with regrets.

Talking to people

I discuss this here in depth, but one of the constraints on you is confidentiality.  You can’t talk openly about what was settled confidentially.  I’m not going to tell you what you can or can’t say to people, and what risks you could take should you need to discuss with someone.  I would suggest avoiding discussing with anyone in the industry or where it might get back to the employer.  Definitely do not discuss on any form of social media.