after a particularly um, enlightening first couple of hours at work this morning, i’ve come to realize a few things:
- work is just for work. i'm going to leave work at work no matter what happens at the end of each shift and go home and focus on the really important things. (my fiancee', my dogs, my apt, etc.) i will in no way become the type of person who defines themselves by their work and does whatever it takes to "get me there". i refuse to be that kind of ugly person.- unless you've known them previously, do not expect any kind of comradery from your co-workers. if you suspect that they are constantly sizing you up and have a competitive nature, you're not being paranoid, they do and they are. do not think it is beneath them to gossip/keep tabs on you, especially if they think that particular information will get themselves somewhere should they flap their mouths more.- nobody believes the golden rule anymore. who was i kidding?! even if you treat people the way you'd like to be treated or leave things the way you'd like them to be left, 85% of the time that same sensibility will not be shown back to you.- people will exploit and embellish what you say and use any morsel of beneficial training/ideas you've given them without crediting you in the same process. it's infuriating!i know these aren’t blanket statements, but it’s what’s going on at my job right now. 90% of my job is great don’t get me wrong but… after this morning i have a whole new view of EVERYTHING and everyone around me.
i’ll be playing my cards pretty close to my vest from here on out. i’m tired of letting people walk all over me.
