Agree - it is absolutely toxic. I wouldn't wish this on anyone because this type of environment is mentally taxing.
I'm trying - I've been looking, but nothing has come through thus far
Agree - it is absolutely toxic. I wouldn't wish this on anyone because this type of environment is mentally taxing.I read this thread because I hate my job but seriously, the stuff you post about is next level and is just a stream of utterly toxic behaviour. Is there no way you can leave this job before it does you some serious harm mentally?
Appreciate I don’t know you, but I will keep everything crossed …Agree - it is absolutely toxic. I wouldn't wish this on anyone because this type of environment is mentally taxing.
I'm trying - I've been looking, but nothing has come through thus farI'm hoping something will come along sooner rather than later.
So did you take the advice above?Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate the kind advice.
The situation went from bad to worse:
The worst part of it all is that three weeks ago I had asked for this piece of work to get re-assigned because of various factors including covering for a person on sick leave and I was met with a hard "NO". I was diligent enough to ensure the work would get delivered one day before the deadline and even that wasn't good enough to the point where it was escalated and then I was clearly sabotaged by the project lead who put in place silent treatment like a kid who is being told "NO" at the candy store.
- After the non-sense escalation took place, I discussed with my manager who said they will respond to the project lead's escalation but it appears this individual kept replying back to my manager saying this is unacceptable.
- In the meantime, I realized someone else on the project was also due to deliver their work on Thursday. We worked on a similar task with today as deadline and oddly enough, their "delay" was not the object of an escalation. If mine is subject to an escalation, so should theirs.
- Yesterday, I sent an email to the person who initiated the escalation against me asking for some information to quickly finalize my deliverable and send it across on the same day...No response all day. Yet in the meantime they keep feeding into the escalation from what my manager told me. I approached my manager about this lack of response and they told me to stay late at night and wait for this person to respond to finish the work. I waited until midnight, then logged off, no response from this individual.
- When I logged in this morning, another party reached out and said the information I was provided with by the project lead was completely outdated and no longer relevant which meant I had to redo the work of an entire week in one day because the deadline was today. The project lead has known about this for weeks and failed to inform me. According to policy, we can only use up to date information for this piece of work. I had to drop whatever deliverable I was about to finalize and re-do the work with the updated information which the project lead failed to provide at the start. The work of an entire week had to be redone in one day. When I sent it across to the project lead's support team I was told: "Why did you do the work with the updated information. We are asking you to work with the outdated information". This is not the process - anything outdated cannot be used period. It's against policy. This was also confirmed by my manager. When I asked for clarification to the project lead on why I am being asked to use obsolete information - again, I was met with no response. My manager then just told me to just deliver whatever I had already done with the outdated information and leave it at that.
This is absolutely insane behaviour. I've never seen this anywhere else.
I discussed the issue at great lengths with my manager who is fully aware of my workload and they acknowledged my points. I followed up with an email but it's falling onto deaf ears as they tried to address the situation with the project lead, but according to them, the project lead "would not listen".So did you take the advice above?
Gloss, I've suggested to you before that for the sake of your own sanity you really need to quit and move away - far, far away. You've dealt with so much recently with work and your personal life, and I honestly feel that a complete change of scenery - and perhaps doing something completely different - would work very well in your favour - even if that means that you have to take a huge salary drop and adjust your personal spending accordingly.I discussed the issue at great lengths with my manager who is fully aware of my workload and they acknowledged my points. I followed up with an email but it's falling onto deaf ears as they tried to address the situation with the project lead, but according to them, the project lead "would not listen".
At this point, the fact that I was given silent treatment by the project lead despite the fact my manager got involved, it just speaks volume.
The manager stated they will escalate this matter on their end to address these unreasonable expectations and more specifically the non-cooperative behaviour. We will see if it comes to fruition at all. I don't have much faith.
That’s annoying. I’ve worked in teams where half of them seem to be on weight watchers or slimming world so if I brought snacks in they’d have long discussions about how many sins each thing had.So my office fitness fanatic is in overdrive at the moment.
Someone brought sweets back from their holidays and she went out and bought a load of fruit so people could have that instead.
We are grown adults and can decide if we want a sweet or not.
She has arranged a keep fit session for today and then salads for lunch.
She mentions this at least 15 times a day on our teams and I actually tired of her now.
I will be staying at my desk as do not want my lunch judged by her today.
I would told her to stuff her fruit while i was eating the sweets, in fact i would bring in a HUGE box of sweets every week, mebbe throw in some crisps as wellSo my office fitness fanatic is in overdrive at the moment.
Someone brought sweets back from their holidays and she went out and bought a load of fruit so people could have that instead.
We are grown adults and can decide if we want a sweet or not.
She has arranged a keep fit session for today and then salads for lunch.
She mentions this at least 15 times a day on our teams and I actually tired of her now.
I will be staying at my desk as do not want my lunch judged by her today.
How it is possible to work good if there is a collegue who distract you? This is awful!So my office fitness fanatic is in overdrive at the moment.
Someone brought sweets back from their holidays and she went out and bought a load of fruit so people could have that instead.
We are grown adults and can decide if we want a sweet or not.
She has arranged a keep fit session for today and then salads for lunch.
She mentions this at least 15 times a day on our teams and I actually tired of her now.
I will be staying at my desk as do not want my lunch judged by her today.
So my office fitness fanatic is in overdrive at the moment.
Someone brought sweets back from their holidays and she went out and bought a load of fruit so people could have that instead.
We are grown adults and can decide if we want a sweet or not.
She has arranged a keep fit session for today and then salads for lunch.
She mentions this at least 15 times a day on our teams and I actually tired of her now.
I will be staying at my desk as do not want my lunch judged by her today.
Well yesterday was a milestone for me in this company and I was going to bring some treats in but thought nah they dont deserve them so left them to their fruit and saladQuietly play her at her own game Sam. Take donuts in.
Ha ha love this. I hope you celebrated your special day in your own way thoughWell yesterday was a milestone for me in this company and I was going to bring some treats in but thought nah they dont deserve them so left them to their fruit and salad
The best part is they go on about how healthy they are eating and the amount of extras they put in those salads is horrific, there would be less calories and fat in fast food. And she is supposed to be an expert on all things fitness.
The people who are ‘doing’ slimming world/WW and who bring that into the office are deeply annoying. Those mugshot things reek, and they’ll sit there noisily slurping them down at their desk all day because they’ve only got half a syn or something, so they’re ‘good for you’ even though they are probably some of the most processed crap you could eat. Then they bring out the tinned fish salad for lunchOmg there's nothing worse than the office food police is there. I used to work in a large office where this one lady who was on slimming world would constantly ask what you're having for lunch and give you a disapproving look if you said "Do you know what Linda, I'm off to Greggs today"
Its so annoying, especially as i know that so many ordinary foods could be had, soup, big salads etc instead of these gross "slimming world staples"The people who are ‘doing’ slimming world/WW and who bring that into the office are deeply annoying. Those mugshot things reek, and they’ll sit there noisily slurping them down at their desk all day because they’ve only got half a syn or something, so they’re ‘good for you’ even though they are probably some of the most processed crap you could eat. Then they bring out the tinned fish salad for lunchor something that they microwave that ends up smelling like a bin on a summer day, and then they’ll sit and witter all afternoon about how many syns each kind of biscuit, muesli bar or cup of coffee has, and how they put on half a pound last week but it’s just water and …
Luckily I've never had any of those people, only those who get offended if you don't have a slice of cake and take it personally that someone tries to eat healthy. Both as bad as each other tbhThe people who are ‘doing’ slimming world/WW and who bring that into the office are deeply annoying. Those mugshot things reek, and they’ll sit there noisily slurping them down at their desk all day because they’ve only got half a syn or something, so they’re ‘good for you’ even though they are probably some of the most processed crap you could eat. Then they bring out the tinned fish salad for lunchor something that they microwave that ends up smelling like a bin on a summer day, and then they’ll sit and witter all afternoon about how many syns each kind of biscuit, muesli bar or cup of coffee has, and how they put on half a pound last week but it’s just water and …
In a previous job, several colleagues jumped on the WW / Slimming World bandwagon. They went as far as to bring in a set of scales to weigh themselves in an empty office every Monday morning and encouraged everyone else to do the same. Then there were the “lunchtime walks” they wanted everyone else to join them on.The people who are ‘doing’ slimming world/WW and who bring that into the office are deeply annoying. Those mugshot things reek, and they’ll sit there noisily slurping them down at their desk all day because they’ve only got half a syn or something, so they’re ‘good for you’ even though they are probably some of the most processed crap you could eat. Then they bring out the tinned fish salad for lunchor something that they microwave that ends up smelling like a bin on a summer day, and then they’ll sit and witter all afternoon about how many syns each kind of biscuit, muesli bar or cup of coffee has, and how they put on half a pound last week but it’s just water and …
That's terrible - I have 2 gamer sons. Hearing them shouting and screaming in their bedrooms most evenings is irritating enough, having to put up with that kind of thing in the workplace would finish me off!How it is possible to work good if there is a collegue who distract you? This is awful!
In my office we have a PS5, and my male collegues screams so loud when they fail in FIFA. This is really annoying
I would have made a point of saying that to her every single day!Omg there's nothing worse than the office food police is there. I used to work in a large office where this one lady who was on slimming world would constantly ask what you're having for lunch and give you a disapproving look if you said "Do you know what Linda, I'm off to Greggs today"
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