I just joined the message boards, I hope that you don't mind me blowing off steam and asking for advice.
I have been with my current job for 2 years. I love the job, I just can't stand my bosses, the environment and hostility they have created. My "supervisor" is an older woman who is so rude, and has no problem acting on her moods. Actually herself and our manager run our department according to their moods! One day (and this has actually happened) we can all sit around and small (while still working) and we can get "written up" for talking, so the next day no one spoke at all, and we reveived "warnings" about not getting along with co workers. Seriously this happens! The last straw for me was when the supervisor started following me around the building and questioning me as to what I was doing. Obviously I am working and needed help from other departments to get the answers that I need. I was even followed into the restroom by her! I was also "written up" for "making a face while a coworker was eating at her desk". I don't even remeber that at all! I have had my lunch shift changed so that while everyone else is gone to lunch, I am the only one in the entire office! My supervisor has also told me that she doesn't care for me and that she actually will sit and just watch me sometimes. How bizzare! We have a very high turn around rate in our department! There are only 2 of us that have been there 2 years. And everytime someone quits, we have to listen to the bosses complain about it in a meeting for about a half an hour. We asked if we could have higher positions since we are the only ones that have stayed, and we were told no because we don't have enough experience. Funny how someone off the street has the experience though. Also eveyday (litterally) we have to hear the bosses talk about other coworkers and how stupid they are and all the abusive language you can ever dream up! Yes, they use the 'F' and 'B' words as a common noun. The newest annoyance one of them has started is everytime I say something to someone, wheather it is about work or not, she will slam her fist on her desk and sigh loud enough for all to hear! And here is the icing on the cake~ I have to leave to go to court one day, not vacation or any other excuse, and I came back afterward. Well while I was gone, she talked about me like I had just done the unthinkable!! She put me down, blamed me when things went wrong for her, and called me names. And belive me when I say, this is only half of the story!
I know I should get another job, and I am looking, but I just can't beat the positive things about that company. Example the benefits and vacation packages. Yet I am a different person now than when I started. My real personality is fun, singing, happy, now Im just mad all of the time.
Does anyone know of any good ideas to block out the bosses negitivity or any advice at all? and for the record my boss rally sighs now that I have decidded to humm (like I used to). It helps to block them out!
