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I worked an absolutely terrible job right out of undergrad. I'm trying to keep this broad in the SE "compendium of knowledge" philosophy but some things I had to put up with were:
- My manager would threaten to fire everyone over the tiniest mistakes, like taking an extra half hour to complete a project than you had promised.
- He'd watch everyone's Skype status and call you as soon as you were "Away" and tell you to get back to your desk or you were fired. He'd call me in the bathroom or during my lunch break I had scheduled and tell me this.
- He would come in still drunk from the night before, and act really aggressive to everyone, like physically pushing people and yelling.
- He'd edit everyone's hours they submitted to match what he felt they really worked.
- He'd call me Saturday mornings thinking it was a weekday, angry that I wasn't in the office.
- He'd assign someone a project, then stand watching over their shoulder, saying "Wrong" every time you misclicked, made a typo, or got a compiler error.
This job gave me terrible anxiety and I dreaded going in every morning. I only stayed for two months before I got a new job, which is much better in literally every way, but I still have that feeling like I could be fired at any time. I really enjoy the work I do - it's a lot more interesting, significant, and I have more freedom to approach it how I want. I also really like my coworkers and we're pretty close. My boss is very friendly and understanding, but I occasionally feel like I'm back at my old job and he's about to get angry and yell at me, or fire me for taking lunch not at my desk. I have to schedule a doctor's appointment during work hours and call off someday soon, but in the back of my head I feel like I'll get fired for not being in that day. I really want to enjoy my work so how can I get over this feeling? Thank you!
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I worked an absolutely terrible job right out of undergrad. I'm trying to keep this broad in the SE "compendium of knowledge" philosophy but some things I had to put up with were:
- My manager would threaten to fire everyone over the tiniest mistakes, like taking an extra half hour to complete a project than you had promised.
- He'd watch everyone's Skype status and call you as soon as you were "Away" and tell you to get back to your desk or you were fired. He'd call me in the bathroom or during my lunch break I had scheduled and tell me this.
- He would come in still drunk from the night before, and act really aggressive to everyone, like physically pushing people and yelling.
- He'd edit everyone's hours they submitted to match what he felt they really worked.
- He'd call me Saturday mornings thinking it was a weekday, angry that I wasn't in the office.
- He'd assign someone a project, then stand watching over their shoulder, saying "Wrong" every time you misclicked, made a typo, or got a compiler error.
This job gave me terrible anxiety and I dreaded going in every morning. I only stayed for two months before I got a new job, which is much better in literally every way, but I still have that feeling like I could be fired at any time. I really enjoy the work I do - it's a lot more interesting, significant, and I have more freedom to approach it how I want. I also really like my coworkers and we're pretty close. My boss is very friendly and understanding, but I occasionally feel like I'm back at my old job and he's about to get angry and yell at me, or fire me for taking lunch not at my desk. I have to schedule a doctor's appointment during work hours and call off someday soon, but in the back of my head I feel like I'll get fired for not being in that day. I really want to enjoy my work so how can I get over this feeling? Thank you!
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
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I worked an absolutely terrible job right out of undergrad. I'm trying to keep this broad in the SE "compendium of knowledge" philosophy but some things I had to put up with were:
- My manager would threaten to fire everyone over the tiniest mistakes, like taking an extra half hour to complete a project than you had promised.
- He'd watch everyone's Skype status and call you as soon as you were "Away" and tell you to get back to your desk or you were fired. He'd call me in the bathroom or during my lunch break I had scheduled and tell me this.
- He would come in still drunk from the night before, and act really aggressive to everyone, like physically pushing people and yelling.
- He'd edit everyone's hours they submitted to match what he felt they really worked.
- He'd call me Saturday mornings thinking it was a weekday, angry that I wasn't in the office.
- He'd assign someone a project, then stand watching over their shoulder, saying "Wrong" every time you misclicked, made a typo, or got a compiler error.
This job gave me terrible anxiety and I dreaded going in every morning. I only stayed for two months before I got a new job, which is much better in literally every way, but I still have that feeling like I could be fired at any time. I really enjoy the work I do - it's a lot more interesting, significant, and I have more freedom to approach it how I want. I also really like my coworkers and we're pretty close. My boss is very friendly and understanding, but I occasionally feel like I'm back at my old job and he's about to get angry and yell at me, or fire me for taking lunch not at my desk. I have to schedule a doctor's appointment during work hours and call off someday soon, but in the back of my head I feel like I'll get fired for not being in that day. I really want to enjoy my work so how can I get over this feeling? Thank you!
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I worked an absolutely terrible job right out of undergrad. I'm trying to keep this broad in the SE "compendium of knowledge" philosophy but some things I had to put up with were:
- My manager would threaten to fire everyone over the tiniest mistakes, like taking an extra half hour to complete a project than you had promised.
- He'd watch everyone's Skype status and call you as soon as you were "Away" and tell you to get back to your desk or you were fired. He'd call me in the bathroom or during my lunch break I had scheduled and tell me this.
- He would come in still drunk from the night before, and act really aggressive to everyone, like physically pushing people and yelling.
- He'd edit everyone's hours they submitted to match what he felt they really worked.
- He'd call me Saturday mornings thinking it was a weekday, angry that I wasn't in the office.
- He'd assign someone a project, then stand watching over their shoulder, saying "Wrong" every time you misclicked, made a typo, or got a compiler error.
This job gave me terrible anxiety and I dreaded going in every morning. I only stayed for two months before I got a new job, which is much better in literally every way, but I still have that feeling like I could be fired at any time. I really enjoy the work I do - it's a lot more interesting, significant, and I have more freedom to approach it how I want. I also really like my coworkers and we're pretty close. My boss is very friendly and understanding, but I occasionally feel like I'm back at my old job and he's about to get angry and yell at me, or fire me for taking lunch not at my desk. I have to schedule a doctor's appointment during work hours and call off someday soon, but in the back of my head I feel like I'll get fired for not being in that day. I really want to enjoy my work so how can I get over this feeling? Thank you!
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
– Dukeling
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Welcome to the Workplace -- I edited out some of your original description because I didn't think it was necessary. Feel free to roll back if you prefer.
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
– Dukeling
4 mins ago
Welcome to the Workplace -- I edited out some of your original description because I didn't think it was necessary. Feel free to roll back if you prefer.
– mcknz
1 min ago
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
– Dukeling
4 mins ago
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
– Dukeling
4 mins ago
Welcome to the Workplace -- I edited out some of your original description because I didn't think it was necessary. Feel free to roll back if you prefer.
– mcknz
1 min ago
Welcome to the Workplace -- I edited out some of your original description because I didn't think it was necessary. Feel free to roll back if you prefer.
– mcknz
1 min ago
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is probably something you need to talk to a therapist about (assuming these feelings are affecting you negatively and they don't seem to be going anywhere).
– Dukeling
4 mins ago
Welcome to the Workplace -- I edited out some of your original description because I didn't think it was necessary. Feel free to roll back if you prefer.
– mcknz
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