#WorkplaceObservations #JobFrustrations #OfficeEtiquette
🤔 Jobs make people act odd. Observation and minor vent.
When I was a kid, I always thought it was weird the way that adults acted when they worked in the office—unnatural like their personalities were constipated. Now that I’m an adult working in the office, I understand. That workplace personality is how people act when they are stifling their pain and frustration because they have to be professional and act pleasant or get reprimanded for their attitude by management.
Here are a few workplace observations and minor vents I’ve noticed:
# Keeping Up Appearances
When you enter the office, you’ve got to put on a happy face, even when you’re feeling anything but. It’s like wearing a mask that gets heavier with each passing day.
# Fake Laughter
Oh, the dreaded fake laugh at a coworker’s unfunny joke. We’ve all been there, forcing a chuckle to keep up the office morale.
# Silent Desperation
We’ve all experienced that feeling of silent desperation, where you want to scream “F*ck my life”, but you know you can’t. Because if you do, your life will get even more f*cked.
# Stifling Emotions
The workplace is a breeding ground for repressed emotions. It’s like a pressure cooker of feelings waiting to explode.
# Office Politics
Navigating the politics of the office can be exhausting and frustrating. It’s like a game of chess where every move is calculated and strategic.
# Micromanagement
Being micromanaged can be extremely frustrating. It’s like someone constantly looking over your shoulder, questioning your every move.
# Uninspiring Work
Feeling uninspired by your work is a common frustration. It’s like being stuck in a never-ending cycle of monotony.
These are just a few of the many workplace observations and minor vents that many of us can relate to. It’s tough out there in the working world, and sometimes it feels like you’re the only one experiencing these frustrations. But you’re not alone.
Thank you for reading! If you can relate to these observations and vents, know that it’s okay to feel frustrated at work. We’re all in this together. 🌟 And if you’re looking for tips on how to navigate the challenges of the workplace, stay tuned for more helpful articles on our website.
OP here.
I wanted to add one more thing.
I’m so fucking sick of having to be pleasant.
I feel I am in a figurative prison 45 hours a week.
I just watched One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest again and I relate to the main character more than I want
I’m the same inside and outside the office. Sarcastic and a butt.
I feel this post on a spiritual level. I find my workplace personality is like an on/off switch at this point. I can’t talk about how aggravating it is to have to wake up at 8 in the morning 5 days a week or how I want my very talkative coworker to shut up about her child for the 4th time today. Or I suppose I can talk about it but then I’d be labeled “negative” and “not being a team player.”
The idea is to rob you out of your soul. Everything makes sense once you perceive the capitalists as sadistic lizards.
One thing that still blows my mind is people messing with other people’s lives and careers in the name of allegedly caring.
Multiple times over different companies I’ve had innocent comments mis interpreted and then fucking reported to my boss. Now I trust no one.
Example: Work was slow. I had no work to do. Things were delayed. I was assigned on a call with 4 people across the company as a “get to know people” type thing. I didn’t look up their ranks. On the call I was upbeat and mentioned that while I wasn’t that busy I’m sure I would be soon.
Some ass reported me to my boss because “I might not be happy based on my comments”, and he mentioned it to me. WTF it’s just a lesson to NEVER SPEAK TO THOSE PEOPLE AGAIN.
Na.
You can be yourself as long as you aren’t shitty.
I’m the same at work as outside of work.
I go to work and instantly complain about everything
They want me to stop they should do better
I speak nothing but truths hard pills for the job to swallow
Then I make sure to end my rants with the CM punk
“Tell me when I’m telling lies”
Fuck my co workers and office morale I come to work for money
I agree but I also understand the need for professionalism to ensure a safe work environment. If it’s something we have to do to survive, it’s a good thing there are safeguards against abuse and drama.
This is why I can’t do the office spiel……. I’ve told my coworkers and “managers” I don’t give a fuck about them to the point where if they died I wouldn’t even gasp
Ugh, my co-workers are annoying and one is half deaf I swear she talks so loud. But the thing I hate the most is customer service policies requiring idiotic behavior such as asking you to greet everyone immediately AND provide decent customer service. IT DOES NOT WORK. You can only properly attend to one person at a time. Sorry if someone had to actually wait. Bosses need to hire more staff or hand out numbers if people can’t wait their turn.
I see why people have a work persona now. You really have to at a lot of places. I’m working on developing mine because I frequently end up not liking my coworkers or the management everywhere I work and that’s with me TRYING to be as pleasant but distant as possible. I’ve slowly come to the conclusion over the years that I just do not like people and working directly with them is really not for me.
They do, don’t they? I suppose for me being autistic though is that I get a free pass to be the office weirdo and say exactly what I think.
It’s quite freeing.
This is why I tried to get into an industry that i thought i would enjoy and not hate my life in. Turns out it’s unavoidable no matter what industry you’re in.
This right here is why I left the cubicle life to go work in a kitchen. I couldn’t deal with the fakeness and office politics. Kitchen work has its own set of problems, but at least my merry band of misfits and I can be who we really are. (Which is mainly overworked and underpaid, but at least we have the walk-in cooler to cry in, lol)
This is why I like working remotely. Being fake for 8 hours a day is draining!