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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.

4 comments

  • One thing that sometimes works is when they start up the bullshit and drama, hit them with the old "you guys obviously don't have enough work to do if you have time for this kind of nonsense" and variations of that. It won't make you popular with those types of people, but they aren't ever going to like you anyway. So you might as well get them to leave you alone. It also happens to be true. Like you said, they are wasting everyone's time.

    And always keep coworkers on a low information diet as far as your personal shit goes. It's OK to have a friend at work, even a trusted friend. That's a good thing. But 99% of coworkers are not your friend and never will be. And at least half of them want to make you look bad, because they think it makes them look better.