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[dyheli]

Inspired by a previous post and its comments about employment

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[newwaytowrite]

My last job was full of the most sexist, racist and vindictive bunch of people I had ever worked with. When I finally sucked it up and saved myself by quitting and going back to school it was so great. It was only after that I could see I should left that jobs two or three years earlier.

I knew I had to leave when I could not find refuge in the other 16 hours of each day. But until it got really bad I took courses for personal growth, creative writing and a great deal of cranio healing touch and massage.

Good luck to you.

[c_minor_scale]

I have a coworker who I absolutely loathe. She's a complete snob. Her parents are rich and pay for everything, including her house, car, living expenses - they only made her get a job so she has life experience. She went to the best private schools, her parents paid for her spend a year in Europe when she graduated. As such, she completely looks down on the "little people." I grew up in a very poor family, went to rough public schools in bad areas and worked my ass off to get through uni and get to where I am in my career. The other week, she gave me a hard time because I don't have a 42" plasma in my bedroom. Uh, who cares? We're both in our late 20s and all she cares about is what school we went to and how much money our parents earn. I don't speak to her unless I absolutely have to, I make a point of not working on any projects that she is working on her, and I just avoid her in any way possible. She's so horrible to me that I barely even extend professional courtesy, I just try to avoid her in any way shape or form.

[dyheli]

Does she dislike you? Is it awkward for you guys if she does dislike you?

[c_minor_scale]

I don't think she dislikes me, so much as thinks I'm beneath her. Honestly I doubt she would pee on me if I were on fire. She doesn't see me as a person with my own goals, my own skills and so on. It does make it very awkward to work together because despite my professional seniority, she thinks that her upbringing gives her the right to order me around. She's even had the gall to go into my work calendar (everyone within a team can access everyone else's calendars) and block out my day with how much time she thinks I should spend on each task (with none of these tasks relating to her in the slightest).