I feel like I'm actually in a pretty good place with my life in general, but I still struggle a bit with work environments. Sometimes, the line between "being patient" and "letting people get away with talking down to you" feels super blurry.
Frankly, there are two guys I share an office with (one is a former friend and supervisor), and I just feel like they're constantly annoying me. Not for "annoying habits" or anything, but they're both guilty of stupid shit that can be hard to determine if it's genuinely just them being stupid, or if they're trying to pull a "power move".
Case in point; I send fundraising emails. Statistically speaking, I am the best at the company at it, though my "friend" dogs me that "I just have the best client". And the other idiot I work with, constantly wants to "suggest improvements". It's hard to determine if the comments are well-meaning but just poorly delivered (he's admittedly socially pretty awkward), or if he's just kind of a weasle who's trying to make himself look better by suggesting I do more work because it's what he does (read: his suggestions aren't bad, but I believe kind of meaningless and unnecessary).
I feel like I'm getting increasingly frustrated with these two, and my "friend"/supervisor is kind of making the job hell lately, because of reasons. He has a bunch of personal shit going on -- his baby is over a year old and there's still no telling if he'll develop normally or not -- but he's also just a complete prick at work, and seems to shit on everyone else in order to keep management off his back.
This is hard stuff to get advice for, though, because it requires people who've actually worked in a truly professional environment before. No disrespect intended, but it's a completely different dynamic from blue-collar or service-industry jobs.
Especially since I'm at a job I'm otherwise pretty happy with, and fairly unlikely I could find another job that pays as well, if pretty flexible, AND I generally get along with everyone.
I dunno. I half wonder if there should be a "TRP Careers" sub or something?
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