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Originally Posted by LilyMop
Our manager is referred to as “the communist” by some of my coworkers. That is part of the problem. People really are unhappy here because she’s so mean. She’s literally just a mean person. We are all under her thumb.
I guess I try to be friendly and positive most of them time and ignore it. I’m pretty quiet though so maybe people don’t even notice me whether I talk or not. I really couldn’t say.
Today I am feeling really down and being in this environment just makes me feel worse. I find myself feeling like there’s got to be more to life than dragging myself to this gloomy place every day.
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There IS far more to life than just work. A key activity to pursue is doing a lot of self-care when we're in an unhappy work environment. And, while at work, try to make work as pleasant as possible for yourself, and insulate yourself from all the negative bs so that you can be productive and mentally healthy.
My boss was a horrific boss, it was a toxic work environment and as you know, I just got laid off. But while I was working there, I would listen to my own music on my headphones, I took off at lunch by myself to recup my energy and to have some alone time, I would pretty much try to leave work at the door once I left (though that wasn't always easy to accomplish), and I would spend my weekends enjoying my life. So do as much self care as possible and enjoy your life outside of work as much as possible. It really helps!!!