In a beautifully penned blog post, Maz Compton has opened up about how it felt to lose her dream job as a breakfast show host exactly one year ago.
The 36-year-old shared details about the day she “got the phone call you never want,” informing her that her job was no longer hers.
Compton’s Dan and Maz show on 2DayFM was replaced by Rove and Sam, in an attempt to boost ratings.
“I guess you could say I was fired but it felt more like a ‘benching’,” she writes. “You know when you play in the big league for a bit and then the coach benches you to make way for a new star player?”
She describes how happy she was at the time, loving every moment of her job. The decision, made by someone she had never met, came as a complete surprise, and caused her to reconsider how she thought about herself and her work.