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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

People don’t quit jobs, they quit managers and coworkers. In my case I’d quit some coworkers and sometimes my manager.

But others coworkers are good ones I like working with, and the workplace is not very far, meaning my commute is so small I can bike there. There’s lots of downtime as well and sometimes my biggest trouble is how not to die of boredom listening to my coworkers’ boring stories because they feel offended if I don’t sit with them. I’m unionized.

I like keeping to myself and deciding what kind of people I want in my private life. Most of my coworkers are not this kind of people. I’ve been called a loner, which is actually true and it’s not a problem unless people bully me for it (because they feel offended by my silence, apparently). My biggest problem is office drama. However, wherever I go, there’s always going to be drama, so wouldn’t it be wiser to stay with the bad I already know?

I don’t get drama. It’s a waste of everyone’s time.

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[–] QuarterSwede 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Take it from someone who’s been in the work world for 25 years. There is ALWAYS drama because you work with people. Doesn’t matter the industry. The best you can hope for is management to help keep their stupid BS at bay.

Do you like your job function enough to stay? Is it fulfilling? Do you feel like you’re contributing? Do you believe in the company mission? Are you challenged?