Good god I am literally terrified to go into work.
The bank branch manager and my supervisor yell at each other, then they yell at me, then the other branch supervisor comes and yells at them, or maybe she yells at someone else, and everyone is yelling all the god damn time and I'm just trying to keep my head down.
Of course its not that simple.
I once wanted to perform well, but after a year of dealing with people who fly off the handle [for legitimate or illegitimate reasons], I've lost all motivation. Doing my best didn't stop the yelling. Yelling back or responding professionally didn't stop the yelling [professional response made it worse once!] Doing my worst, well, its worse but who cares anymore. I never had much control to begin with. My mind is completely disassociated, I'm not really "in" work. I'm somewhere else. Operating on autopilot. Not aware of surroundings for the sake of my sanity. Not always doing things according to policy, because hey that's how it was up until a couple months ago anyway.
I worked at the exact same bank at a different location and the difference was night and day. I go bowling with the old branch. Get dinner. I've been dating a former co-worker from there for over a year. The branch I'm at now? Gossip, talking about negative opinions of other people, venting, complaining, pointing out other people's faults, diverting blame to others, covering your butt because someone will capitalize on the opportunity to get you in trouble, ranting and yelling instead of trying to approach an issue with a solution....My bosses and co-workers deal with this from each other all god damn day and I couldn't be brought to give a damn anymore.
Its just bonkers. Totally. Bonkers.
I need out, because each day I return to this job my coping skills get worse and worse, and somehow this seems to be bringing out the worst in people even more than before....Its crazy how much worse people can get when they're bad to begin with.
I have plummeted into a depression. I haven't been this bad in years. I mean life hasn't been easy, but this is just ridiculous. My former boss at the same bank called my workplace an abusive environment based off what she had heard through the grapevine, and that's exactly what it is. I contemplate just ending things because some days it feels like no escape.
I've been interviewing with a place that said they loved me and wanted to put me in a better position than what they had available, but I've been both under and over qualified before and both problems landed me in my current job to begin with. I'm getting my hopes up because they are so enthused with me, but I'm just terrified its going to be more rejection that will send me slinking back to my current job. Like said, coping skills are suffering, I guess in all realms.
What on earth can I do to keep going? I don't think I can anymore. If I don't figure something out I'm afraid I'll hit rock bottom.
Help.
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