I already spent $200 on noise-canceling headphones. They would have gone for price over quality, and I needed a real solution.

Things got a lot worse in the last few days. Did I mention I was told it was okay to work at home, but not to tell anyone about it? Apparently there's a higher-up who hates working from home. He reached down three levels of management to tell me I now have to submit logs of what I do, whether I'm at home or not.

I don't understand this at all, but I know one thing for sure: if I go hypomanic within a week or two of this mess, I'm going to have to speak to HR. Or maybe a lawyer.