[CastlesInTheAir]

I started a new job after being unemployed for a couple months after being fired.

So far in general everyone is nice and very helpful. I have been told more times in the past couple of weeks "you're doing a good job" then I was told in my whole career at my previous job of 4 1/2 years. I have definetly learned from my expierence at my past job to leave personal buisiness and friendships at the door and keep buisiness inside the workplace. I have already used the phrase "i dont hangout with co-workers" more than once in regards to some of the guys/players there. I do have one or two friends there but they work in different departments and I knew them before I started there. It makes the workplace a lot less stressful and more productive.

At my last job I made it a point to be friends with freaking everybody and tried to help people out in thier personal lives which lead to lots of drama and tension. This lead to lots of increased stress in my life and the constant dwelling in my head at work. Of course I now do not have these issues at my new job, and its awesome that way. I do engage in your usual chit chat here and there like "how was your weekend" blah blah blah. I am also more productive since I don't have the whole deep social end of people constantly stopping to talk to me and such and me talking to people, etc. 5 feel a lot more comfortable in the new place to really engage myself into the company.

The only thing I do not like at the moment is that currently I am a temp. It is a temp to perm position but I hate the whole waiting game and knowing I could be making 3 dollars more when hired on perm plus the benefits are 10 times better. Plus we have been getting out early so I have been fighting for a 40 hour work week. So pretty much the only thing I miss about my previous job is the money and a few people.

but I am optimistic.....but I am really inpatient and really want to MOVE OUT!

[Jan1212]

Tricia thanks for sharing this, that was also my problem and the reason I quit all of my past jobs: co workers. I would like to keep it professional, meaning keeping it to just chit chat... not getting out of my way all the time, risking my own work, just to help someone else who is probably taking advantage of me. It would leave you open to trust, and when you just have to refuse, they will create drama

The worst and recent incidence was the 3 long-time coworkers got a religious relic and wrote "protect us from _. _ stay away!" in their native language( which I moderately speak). Huge religion posters were taped up on the doors, but the boss didn't want to get rid of them, because they were hard workers and underpaid. They would take breaks all at once, leave me alone in the front, lines going out the door. when the manager wasn't there, it woudl get worse. My belief was jealousy, that the manager liked me and quickly put me in assist manager