I Need It Good Again
Things are extremely... what is the word?... uncomfortable at work lately. Without going into detail, let me just say that I thrive in an environment that is unlike the one we have experienced lately. It has nothing to do with the business and everything to do with personalities and simple human-ness.
Enough said, yes?
There is no one to fault. There is everyone to fault. There are dozens of not so good things and a couple of really not good things all colluding and colliding and combining to create an atmosphere so thick with bad we can barely breathe. One person described it as feeling like you are drowning. Another described it as feeling as though you are being beaten up. All day.
So maybe calling it uncomfortable was an understatement.
I have one of the best supervisors and top level management teams in the company and they are working hard to improve things. If they could be so open with an employee, they would probably admit to being just as frustrated. We are all trying. We are all struggling.
My job is important to me. When it is good, I feel valuable and valued. When it is good, there are smiles in the hallways and laughs after meetings. When it is good, we support each other through rough patches and celebrate our successes together. When it is good, the hours fly.
My job is important to me and right now, it is not good. I need it to be good again.
So today, I will try again.
career, new endings 
Reader Comments (3)
Oh noooo. I hate when people clash and personalities misalign. It becomes such a drag to be mired in a situation like that day after day. I hope everyone is as committed to seeing things improve as you are, everyone has to do their part to make that happen. Maybe the good place come back to you again! <3
Sorry to hear that work has been rough for you lately. Hoping it will get better real soon!
Thank you both. I was hoping today would be better but I left feeling even worse than I did walking in. Things have to change, of that I am certain. Now I just need to figure out how to do that.