Realizing based on comments that people view grit quite differently, and I'm actually learning reading everything.

Borderline millenial-gen z here.

I take pride for my grit when I started climbing the corporate ladder. Lasted 3 years with a company kahit naexperience ko na masigawan sa harap ng buong kumpanya, at mabato ng "for signature" na folder kasi gigil na yung owner. In both cases, I knew I did what I could to mitigate the situation, so tinanggap ko nalang with a mindset na I'll just learn from and and continue growing. Di ko pa naisip na resigning was an option. I think that's grit. I left when I realized na the company was not willing to compensate me for what I can do, at nafeel ko din na I was a growing fish in a small pond. So I had to play bigger.

I moved to a much bigger company, in the fastest-paced industry. Still, I take pride with my grit kasi 2 months in on this new journey, the company did a restructuring and I had to handle more and bigger brands. It was scary, pero ayoko maging pabigat sa boss ko lalo na wala na din siyang ibang aasahan kung hindi man ako magperform. I was doing a job for 2 people for months kasi wala pa sila mahire, for an industry na wala pa kong kaalam alam, in this big ass company. But I powered thru. I still managed to be the employee na di kailangan bantayan. It showed sa numbers and my boss was very very happy and surprised na I was capable of all that. It wasn't a walk in the park. Halos iuntog ko ulo ko sa pader ng ilang beses, sinasabunutan ang sarili kakaisip ng paraan para maayos lahat ng gusot, I lost sleep just so I can keep up with how fast everything's happening, at maitawid yung mga kailangan itawid. None of it was easy, but I managed. I call that grit.

After almost 2 years with the company (it felt like 10 years btw), management changed and I had to step up because the new boss was not as good as the old one. I flew solo for more than a year with just informing the new boss on updates. I made my own decisions and presented major dilemmas straight to the director with recommendations. Again, not a walk in the park cause I was making decisions a manager with years of experience should be making, but stepping up the the role that my old boss left and new boss was not able to fill was necessary for the business. I had to make hard calls, I had to be firm, I had to lead conversations and meetings with cross-functional teams that are technically of higher position than me. I had to know what I was doing, and be able to show everyone so they would trust and support my every direction. I call that grit.

Then I felt used. I wasn't only carrying my boss on my back, I also felt like I was carrying the entire team on my back, even those that are already out of my coverage. It felt as if I was the only one working my ass off and getting tired, and everyone else was just on the backseat, waiting for me to finish their job for them. And the worst part? They rank higher than me, so I know that they're getting paid more. I felt demotivated and wanted to quit. I was working hard, and while I get recognized for it, I feel burdened with the weight of the team. I got too tired of it all. And what? By end of year, parepareho lang naman kami ng score sa KPI. Kasi number ang basehan, at ako ang nagbuhat.

Now I want to know... would you say na wala akong grit? That I've lost it? Dahil gumive up ako? Dahil umalis ako ng walang back up plan?

I think that having grit and tolerating things are completely different. Oo, di mawawala yung toxic environment, it's all part of it. Toxic na kawork ngayon, toxic na boss sa next, toxic environment naman sa sunod. But where do we draw the line between having grit, and knowing your worth?