Hi everybody, I like my job okay, for the most part. It’s perfectly tolerable as far as jobs go. I’ve had worse jobs, that’s for sure. I was hired 133 days ago & started working there 105 days ago. I’m still pretty new, but my job is fairly repetitive, so I’ve gotten the gist of it by now. I like to be busy and move around a lot at work, and this fits the bill quite nicely. It is stressful at times, but what isn’t?

So far so good, right? Well. That’s what I thought too.I did notice the coworker in charge of my training was habitually rude to one of our other coworkers, was always on the lookout to point out her mistakes and shortcomings, and wanted to get her fired. Whatever. Not my circus, not my monkeys. I’m new. I’ve got my hands full learning the ropes.

Fast forward to now. The coworker who was the target of my trainer’s ire is out on medical leave, which has made our department short-staffed & subsequently thrown our operations for a bit of a loop. Long story short, my trainer has decided to go after our team lead. The team lead has been accused of harassing her by telling her what to do/what not to do.

Still none of my business? Not so fast! The team lead is no longer allowed to speak to my trainer, which means messages from the team lead to my trainer are relayed through me. Not a place I want to be. Not to mention, I have them both taking turns pulling me off to the side, warning me against the other one. And I’m like, no **** Sherlock.

Chronologically, we are all middle aged women. Emotionally, not so much. My purpose in writing this is to keep a record as well as let off steam. Who knows how this will all play out. We really cannot afford to lose another person for whatever reason, no matter how badly they behave. There is a fear they’ll turn on me as well. I try to stay above the fray, but stuff happens.