This is strictly a vent post. At my job, I’m a team leader/facilitator. I help keep machines running and parts flowing. Every day is something different. A lot of paperwork, but nothing I can’t handle. As anyone who has ever been part of a team or had to do a team project at school understands, not everyone brings 100% to the table. Then there are those that try to destroy the team because they are unhappy with their personal lives.
I recently had a new team member join my shift, and not by choice. I’ve talked with this person before. They always seem to be kvetching. I thought I just caught them on a bad day. I learned this week, nope, this person is truly unhappy.
When you encounter constant negativity at work, it affects everything around you. In my case, lines get drawn and alliances form. Truly adolescent stuff. Which slows productivity and stresses out the other people on the team. No one wants to be around the negatives, but somehow get sucked into the negativity themselves. That’s how it works. It’s like a cancer.
My job is to try to remain positive. I do try my best. I put my customer service persona back on and grin & bear it. That wears thin fast. It is SOOOO draining. Legit, even when I was at my lowest point mentally, I was never that negative at work. I just kept my mouth shut for the most part. I mean, I’m only human. I tried to make my complaints more into sarcastic comments. Which I still do.
I’ve been in my current department for a little over 12 years and been a team lead/facilitator for 6 years. I’ve been told I do my job efficiently, plus the fact I go above & beyond what I really need to do to help out my team. Why am I sharing this part? Because I’m burnt out. I’ve been so verbally abused by the negative people I legitimately don’t think I can take it anymore. No one should have to put up with verbal abuse at work. Yet, these entitled negatives believe that everyone should take whatever comes out of their mouths.
Will I leave my job? Who knows? I get paid pretty good and the benefits are awesome!! Will I bring this up to my supervisor? Yes. Will anything be done about it? Probably not, which means I’ll have to change my approach. Am I above getting this person in trouble? Absolutely not!! Sometimes you got to cull the herd to make it more productive and healthy.
/end rant
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