[loophole]

I've worked at my place of employment for going on 9 years.. I used to enjoy my job (different area then I'm in now..) but I could not hold days in that dept. . So I went to a different department where I could hold days.... I absolutely hated my job (liked the hours).. hated it.. I was subject to bullying (please don't tell me how to stop it).. I did blow my top a time or two and put my job on the line.. was always getting picked on for no real good reason whatsoever other then the fact I'm different. .. so I decided to go to another department but would be bumped back to nights... been there for 4 months and again I'm hating my job more and more.... and being back o nights is worse now then before because my department is full of insanely lazy people and it's just to slow paced for me (also afraid I will mess something up because I always want to make things go faster.. I cannot stand slow at work.. it's miserable... so now I can post into another department and hold days again... thing is new department is very warm to say the least... also would be dirty (don't mind this).. only pitfall is the department I'm in now has open overtime. .. double time on the weekends etc.. we already make really good money there but then again I'm bringing up a family of 5 and 2 big dogs on my paycheck... this department will have some overtime for sure but nothing like the department I'm in now....
Anyone got any opinions or thoughts.. just trying to view the whole picture.. thought some people here may tell me things I didn't think about... I'm miserable at work though....

[jesusplay]

You need to talk to a professional

[Ms.Beeblebrox]

Hi there. I can relate to your dilemma a lot. Work is a big part of life and it can have very bad effect on your health if you are in a bad situation there. In fact I've just given notice at my work. We had bullying free loading and constant intrigues going on at my department for years. People responsible for the situation manage to deflect all blame and me and my supervisor have been constantly attacked and made miserable. We are both leaving that place. It was not an irrational move. My health is fine now but it would suffer if I staid. I know not everyone can afford to leave work, but I think you should protect your health first. If you go into episode you will lose the job anyways and will have to take expensive drugs to get back to normal. I'd say switch to a department where you are the most comfortable and try to limit your expenses. Look for something else in a mean time that has better environment and pays more.

[regretful]

It's easier to find a job when you have one - I didn't take that advice myself, and as a result, I'm unemployed and very depressed because of that. I cannot emphasize enough that having work, even if it is intolerable, is much easier than idling your mind with nothing to do...that's just my opinion. Work and income are necessary evils in this existence.

[lilypup]

Work stress is the absolute worst. I agree that someone to talk to would be very helpful.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Ms.Beeblebrox

Hi there. I can relate to your dilemma a lot. Work is a big part of life and it can have very bad effect on your health if you are in a bad situation there. In fact I've just given notice at my work. We had bullying free loading and constant intrigues going on at my department for years. People responsible for the situation manage to deflect all blame and me and my supervisor have been constantly attacked and made miserable. We are both leaving that place. It was not an irrational move. My health is fine now but it would suffer if I staid. I know not everyone can afford to leave work, but I think you should protect your health first. If you go into episode you will lose the job anyways and will have to take expensive drugs to get back to normal. I'd say switch to a department where you are the most comfortable and try to limit your expenses. Look for something else in a mean time that has better environment and pays more.

This is the problem.. I make twice as much there easily as I would any other jobs In this town... literally everyone knows in this city if you work at this place you make very good money. Only way I could make more is possibly with a PhD or masters. I don't have the time for that nor am I truly able to do college (yah I'm incapable in the education field as well).. money is truly the root of all evil but when you have 3 kids that are all young. A mortgage. Car payment.. I can't exactly just leave without filing bankruptcy.. this job has some of the best benefits around and I can retire here... quitting all though that sounds great is not an option.. thanks for you post though..

[loophole]

New depts. Mean new boss new people. Totally different area.. it's a coin flip but any job is I guess really. .. I wasn't really looking for anyone to tell me to quit my job as far as advice.. but rather possibly good and bads of "switching jobs" from another person's perspective other then my own...

[~Christina]

One of the worst things for someone with Bipolar is to work niteshift... Can you talk to a T about your worry concerns and flat out anger?

[loophole]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

One of the worst things for someone with Bipolar is to work niteshift... Can you talk to a T about your worry concerns and flat out anger?

Thanks. I could goto days in this new department and hold days easily... that would be the best mentally wise... it's also a physical job where as the dept I'm in now is setup a machine and let it run (hate it).. well I definitely know midnights is rough on the body I didn't know it was harder on bps. Thank you

[Trippin2.0]

Money isn't worth my sanity nor my happiness.

Glad I learned that lesson at a young enough age.

Before I ended up working my brain into a standstill and my body into a straight jacket.


Can you imagine the horror!? I mean, straight jackets aren't even available in fuchsia!

Lmao 😂


If the only good thing about your current work situation is dollar signs, then I would strongly suggest transferring to a more forgiving environment.


Cutting back on luxury items or even downsizing is much better than ending up with zero income.

You could also try supplementing a smaller income with freelance work from home type opportunities,since you'll be spending less hours catching that overtime train...

From what you've written, work is having such a hugely negative impact on you that jobless isn't exactly a far fetched outcome from staying in a job you loathe...


I've had jobs drive me batshit crazy quite a few times, so I'm not just blowing smoke out my azz. Promise

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

Money isn't worth my sanity nor my happiness.

Glad I learned that lesson at a young enough age.

Before I ended up working my brain into a standstill and my body into a straight jacket.


Can you imagine the horror!? I mean, straight jackets aren't even available in fuchsia!

Lmao 😂


If the only good thing about your current work situation is dollar signs, then I would strongly suggest transferring to a more forgiving environment.


Cutting back on luxury items or even downsizing is much better than ending up with zero income.

You could also try supplementing a smaller income with freelance work from home type opportunities,since you'll be spending less hours catching that overtime train...

From what you've written, work is having such a hugely negative impact on you that jobless isn't exactly a far fetched outcome from staying in a job you loathe...


I've had jobs drive me batshit crazy quite a few times, so I'm not just blowing smoke out my azz. Promise

I do believer you... from outside looking in i'd say quit your job... on the inside it's no where near that easy. Again I can goto a NEW department. .. like starting a new job. Go back to working 7 am to 3pm. I can't quit and go pick up a job at mic key d's... people would kill to have this job and I'm not tossing it to the waste side especially when there are many different depts that I may enjoy one and really get along with the people there... i can't quit a job just because i have bad episodes.. hopefully as time passes and 8 get more stable and can handle the job better.... i would seriously probably kill myself at that point if i quit this job.. again... I'm not posting this so people tell me to quit. . Again not an option.. and why quit when I can try new departments (basically a brand new job that's completely different with totally different coworkers) the post was to basically ask (NOT QUIT) what people thought about starting a new dept... going back to day shift. Getting off night shift.. good things? bad things? Starting a new job with new people? I just want things to consider and think about good or bad. FYI I may really enjoy this new job (I enjoyed my first job at this place but was stuck on midnights so yes it is possible) sorry for the bit of a rant.

[metamorphosis12]

I suggest you talk your supervisor. Tell him/her that you would like the challenge of another department. When any openings become available, that you would be considered for the job!

[loophole]

Originally Posted by metamorphosis12

I suggest you talk your supervisor. Tell him/her that you would like the challenge of another department. When any openings become available, that you would be considered for the job!

Thanks. Yeah all job openings are posted and are granted by seniority. . If you sign the posting and have the most seniority out of those that sign it. You get the job..

Which is why I was asking about this situation today. Because there is a posting and if I try to get it I likely will.. so that's why I want to know what comes to mind for people here about benefits and negatives of starting a new situation in the job life.......

[Trippin2.0]

Originally Posted by loophole

I do believer you... from outside looking in i'd say quit your job... on the inside it's no where near that easy. Again I can goto a NEW department. .. like starting a new job. Go back to working 7 am to 3pm. I can't quit and go pick up a job at mic key d's... people would kill to have this job and I'm not tossing it to the waste side especially when there are many different depts that I may enjoy one and really get along with the people there... i can't quit a job just because i have bad episodes.. hopefully as time passes and 8 get more stable and can handle the job better.... i would seriously probably kill myself at that point if i quit this job.. again... I'm not posting this so people tell me to quit. . Again not an option.. and why quit when I can try new departments (basically a brand new job that's completely different with totally different coworkers) the post was to basically ask (NOT QUIT) what people thought about starting a new dept... going back to day shift. Getting off night shift.. good things? bad things? Starting a new job with new people? I just want things to consider and think about good or bad. FYI I may really enjoy this new job (I enjoyed my first job at this place but was stuck on midnights so yes it is possible) sorry for the bit of a rant.

I'm not at all sure where you found a "quit your job" message in my post


Sorry but I'm too tired to rewrite my original post, need to go to work.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

I'm not at all sure where you found a "quit your job" message in my post


Sorry but I'm too tired to rewrite my original post, need to go to work.

Sorry. I'm a little incoherent I guess.. little manic. and exhausted. .

[Trippin2.0]

Originally Posted by loophole

Sorry. I'm a little incoherent I guess.. little manic. and exhausted. .

No worries 😊 Glad we're on the same page👍

[Bpfroggy]

I would suggest talking to a therapist about how you are feeling, and start looking for other work that would make you happier. You spend a significant percentage of your life at work, so why be miserable unless you absolutely have to? It sounds like you are a motivated hard working person, so I'm sure in time you will find something better. Best of luck to you!

[loophole]

I think maybe I'm just getting frustrated with this thread ... I don't need to look for new work. I need to look for a different area of work in my own job. I'm not asking for people to tell me to look for another job I'm asking for people to give me the good and bad of starting a new area of my own job (totally new coworkers totally new boss totally new area).. all I'm asking for is positives and negatives of starting a different job (keeping in mind again that.im right now on midnights and this "new job" would be back on days). I'm already completely aware of the hours. 7 to 3.

So positives and negatives of starting a new department not a recommendation to leave this job all together. .. I've already explained probably 3 times why I'm not planning on just quitting.

[Trippin2.0]

I just re-read this entire thread.


Not one person mentioned you having to quit your job


No, none of us took the time to construct a detailed pros and cons list for you, but so far the responses all lean toward switching to a different department where the environment will be more forgiving and night shifts will be less or preferably non-existent....


Basically it comes down to this:


Take a leap of faith that a new boss and different coworkers will equate a more forgiving environment as you make the intelligently healthy choice for yourself.


Orrr stay where you are now out of fear of the unknown or $$$$ and prepare to suck it up indefinitely.

[~Christina]

I think people are just trying to help and to be honest your original post is a bit hard to follow that your able to move into different departments with in the same company, most people don't have an option like that.

I would "guess" that most everyone here has been in horrible working situations at some point or another and maybe that is the reason you have gotten a few " quit your job and find a better one" type replies.

Personally I think going back to day shift regardless of what department your in is going to be a huge step in the right direction.

All this is just my opinion of course, I just hope that you can find some peace and rest when it comes to you working situation.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Bpfroggy

I would suggest talking to a therapist about how you are feeling, and start looking for other work that would make you happier. You spend a significant percentage of your life at work, so why be miserable unless you absolutely have to? It sounds like you are a motivated hard working person, so I'm sure in time you will find something better. Best of luck to you!

This is what throws me off.. this whole statement... and others like it.. start looking for other work. Talk to a therapist... I already know the "other work" so I don't have to look for it.. maybe that's what's frustrating. . I've kind of made that pretty clear.. that I have a new job option and I already know what it is. So when people say to look for other work what am I supposed to think? :head scratch: ... I don't have time to talk to my T because the job posting comes down in 2 days.. which is why I was trying to get a general idea of one more time "the good and bad" of starting a new job... when people say look for other work I'm clueless and automatically assume they are saying look for another job because I've stated numerous times I have a new job opportunity thus I already know what that job and where it is and what it is. So why would I need to look for other work unless I was looking for another job altogether? That's my frustration trippin...

[StayinAlive]

Originally Posted by loophole

I think maybe I'm just getting frustrated with this thread ... I don't need to look for new work. I need to look for a different area of work in my own job. I'm not asking for people to tell me to look for another job I'm asking for people to give me the good and bad of starting a new area of my own job (totally new coworkers totally new boss totally new area).. all I'm asking for is positives and negatives of starting a different job (keeping in mind again that.im right now on midnights and this "new job" would be back on days). I'm already completely aware of the hours. 7 to 3.

So positives and negatives of starting a new department not a recommendation to leave this job all together. .. I've already explained probably 3 times why I'm not planning on just quitting.

I think what is throwing us off is not understanding the kind of place you work, where there are options for you and they might very well be better. Sounds as if you have a lot of seniority and options. That's awesome.

We can't really give you pro's and cons since we don't know about your workplace. But you can make a list. You've already told us some of the pro's and cons. Give it a shot. Get back with us.

BTW, advanced degrees don't necessarily equal more money. Trust me on that.

[loophole]

Hey thanks.. and you are right.. can't expect people to understand my situation exactly..

[littlemiss1970]

People are only trying to help you with their suggestions. It sounds like the day time position would suit you good. It would be good mentally and not so taxing on yr mental health. It sounds like a pro to me to leave yr current positron
Position and apply for the other job opening. Again everybody here means well so be kind to those yr frustrated at

[loophole]

Originally Posted by littlemiss1970

People are only trying to help you with their suggestions. It sounds like the day time position would suit you good. It would be good mentally and not so taxing on yr mental health. It sounds like a pro to me to leave yr current positron
Position and apply for the other job opening. Again everybody here means well so be kind to those yr frustrated at

I agree with everything you said.. I know I can be a you know what sometimes... sorry to all that I may have offended .. I'm known to self destruct toward the people that actually care in real life and now I see myself doing that on here.. sorry all