Hi Digdug,
Thank you for your comments. Sorry I wrote another book
, but as I said earlier, I was running high on emotion and had to let it all out. So glad that I can do that here, I really appreciate everyone!
[QUOTE=digdug;867053]Wow, what a crazy situation...hard to analyze when you're not there watching it all happen. Based on what you've said though, I can offer a few thoughts that I am quite certain are true:
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- First of all, you're co-workers are really on the sensitive side. I mean, things happen, office politics, etc. But it sounds like they're a couple of powderkegs always about to go off. The kicker for me is that this April sent out an e-mail to everyone "defending" herself. That is way, way, way out of line. You don't start fights via e-mail like that. Believe me, your supervisors certainly won't take kindly to that. That is not typical office behaviour...in fact it is probably a fireable offense.
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Yeah, this surprised me a bit, even with all that had gone on. I have to admit that was pretty ballsy, and I'm interested in seeing what the response to that will be.
No, I don't feel that I'm exaggerating at all when I say that I feel that I have to walk on eggshells, despite how much they protest otherwise. I absolutely hate that feeling, but as of right now I can't figure out what I need to do to make it go away!
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- It sounds like you sent an appropriate e-mail to your supervisor, explaining your slight discomfort about the situation. It sounds like everyone at the top is in panic mode, which either means a) there is something to be worth panicking over, or b) they are blowing things out of proportion. It's hard to tell which one of those would be the preferable choice, though one always wants to have good bosses.
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From what I know about the contract, which, admittedly, isn't even the top of the iceberg--there is indeed a real threat of the head office axing us (or at least our participation in our program) if we don't keep up our end of the bargain in community events or calls. We are being watched closely by the higher-ups, so yeah, I'd say that the fear is more than legit
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- The lying about your call numbers...yeah, I can see how your co-workers might take that the wrong way. But you certainly had your reasons, and I think you explained them quite well. I mean, for crying out loud, we're all human, and we're all just trying to do what we think is right at any given time.
Anyway, it sounds like you're playing your part just fine, though I can understand why everything would make you so upset...it would make anyone upset to be treated that way. I'd say just keep going with your instincts and hope the bad blood blows over. If not, you've done as much as you could.
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Thank you. This whole thing upsets me all the more because I have had some very traumatic workplace experiences in the past with office politics, female cattiness, etc. (In this office and in other offices, too). In all honesty, this is nothing to compare to the worst experiences I've had; but it still makes the worst memories come flooding back
