Work Place Changes

The past few weeks I've had some issues at my place of employment. So much of it really that I was tempted to look for another job. I actually updated my resume, and put some feelers out there. Just in case. And I even went as far as telling my boss about it because I'm big on transparency. Now, I love where I work and the majority of the people I work with because they're all pretty cool. But after some recent events I just wasn't sure if I wanted to stay there when some major toxic stuff was being dished out. On the 20th I was given a nice little reality check. And the whole "keep work friendships and personal life separate" became crystal clear. Some people who I thought were my friends turned out not to be at all. With that revelation, with that lesson, I realized just how much I had trusted the wrong people. And because of that I was setting myself up to be pulled into a messy situation. So, I decided that I needed to limit what I shared with certain people, and I also needed to start looking out for myself. 

It's been an interesting change. I'm not really talking about much, and sticking strictly to only work related subjects. I work in a small office so usually work talk is the last thing on anyone's mind. It's hard to not have someone else insert themselves into whatever you're going through, and then give you their opinion of what you should do when you work in this kind of environment. It was also kind of sad to me that this is what it comes down to. That some people you might interact with on a daily basis will use whatever they can to put you down in order to lift themselves up. So, last week I spoke with the owner, my boss, and the supervisor about how I was tired of the drama. The bullying. I told them that I wanted to be treated with respect, and if that was considered an unreasonable request then I would hand over my two weeks notice on the spot. Because I was an adult, and I deserved to be treated like one. Once I walked out of those meetings I made the personal decision to just keep my work/personal life separate. I won't talk about my daughter, my home life, or what we've been up to. I won't ask about anyone else's personal life either.

Now, my blog posts were becoming a bit more consistent. I was writing at night, proof reading on my break/lunch time, and then posting/scheduling for a later date. But that system is about to change now due to the issues at work. I just wanted to warn y'all ahead of time that it'll be a bit before I get a good schedule down. I apologize in advance. But that's it for now. I just wanted to let y'all in on a little bit of what's been going on, and why I may be a bit sporadic the next few days/weeks.