Its like beating your head against a wall

Boss just told me “We’re all one mistake away from being fired.”

Well, isn’t that a happy thought. I just got out of his office and got done being berated for a fairly insignificant mistake. Which then turned into him telling me I am “too happy and cheerful and make the environment a happy, positive, giggly one.” And he meant that as a criticism! I’m not sure where my guts came from, but I informed him that people do better work when they are happy than they do when you evoke management by terror!

I actually said that!

To my boss.

He just told me to cut the chatter and be a leader.

I don’t think I want to live in a world where happiness, cheerfulness and positivity are considered character flaws. Because as I see it, they are some of the best things about me.