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Sad and hurt with people befriending me only to see that they are thinking less of me. I do not open up to these people and like being to myself as I a happier. People at work are not friends and why corporate considers that playing well with others I don't know. I am consistently dismissed and belittled by these people after their friendliness wears off. They think I haven't seen any of their behavior because I haven't mentioned it and just recently I had one person to tell me that they had never been consistently bullied. This person who was bullied so badly by her co-workers and into submission by her bosses that she quit her job after revealing that she was in therapy. Then there's the statements that "normal" people make out of nowhere to make a point - statements that have nothing to do with anything yet they want to see if you get it. I don't get it but I'm beginning to brand them all chickens and cowards. Can some one help me see what I'm missing in all this?

[lindee]

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lindee thanks for the hugs.

I am new at this posting and asking for help. Am I in the wrong area? Just seems when I ask to understand a concept, I get no response. Withdraw posting. Thanks

[January]

Hi,

The corporate world is so hard to survive. Some people are especially mean and play games with their co-workers. I have found this mentality in several places where I worked. I'm so sorry you have had to endure this.

Jan

[nowheretorun]

it seems to me that in every social circle, corporate or other, that is always a need for someone to stand up and speak about harm and misunderstanding.... maybe you are that one?

corporate world real life world this should not go on...imo
playing games is not a good thing and maybe as said above you are the one to speak out on it.

Office politics is the worst. People climbing over top of other people to get higher on that ladder. It's BS if you ask me. I will never enter back into that scene again. The last 4 jobs I have had, I had nervous breakdowns because of those sh*ts. I know the whole world is not this way. Sorry to come off so negative, but I feel your pain. Hope it gets better for you.

Part of my problem could have also been my paranoid schizo personality. I don't do well in social groups. At least in live ones.lol

[garden]

Thanks. So just exhibit the same behavior and I'll be OK? I'm not a young person. I'm pretty positive though depressive, but I've not been in situations where "allowing" is free range. My cubicle is between a group of gray-haired mean women, climbing men and clique-y folk. I was laughing so hard the other morning when the one lady came in and began to cough and cough and cough so as to get my attention so I could turn around and say oh good morning so she could do her usual and ignore me. NOT! How would I go about bringing this up without harming myself?