Spiral down, baby girl.
I am still alive. Just about. Crawling-alive, anyway.
( Foul-mouthed, self-indulgent venting. Because that's some feel-good shit right there. )
( Foul-mouthed, self-indulgent venting. Because that's some feel-good shit right there. )
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I hope there's something you can do about the creepy guy, because that kind of harassment is really not cool. Unfortunately he doesn't sound like the kind of guy you can shut up with a few well-placed words. >.< I'm thinking of you, and hoping you find the time to find yourself and happiness again. I know it's not much of a shoulder to lean on, but... from several thousand miles away, I've got your back.
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Not so much. He's that magical cross between "It's just in fun!" and "I am how I am, and that's just how I roll," which is tricky to dissuade. Mostly I just ignore him, or derail the conversation onto something else. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.
But next week I'm dealing with different people. :D
I know it's not much of a shoulder to lean on, but... from several thousand miles away, I've got your back.
*clings tight* Thank you.
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About pervy!a-hole. You don't really have to take his abuse, do you? You're allowed to have boundaries. Tell him you won't listen to it. Tell him to shut up. Put on earphones, if you have to, to make the point that you are not listening to his shit. Ask your supervisor for advice, maybe?
You don't strike me as whining, emo, or teenagerish. You sound like an overwhelmed, overworked person who is far from her sources of support, and facing some really challenging things right now.
No one said it woulod be easy, but remember, no one said you have to do it all alone, either. I'm here for you.
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Pervy!a-hole -- that's all extremely good advice. I've done one and two before ('Tell him I won't listen/Tell him to shut up'), which has some success. I could talk to my supervisor, but I'm not entirely enamoured with the office staff right now -- they're as overworked and overwhelmed as we are, and non-emergency issues tend to get shelved.
Though, okay, mostly I'm too proud to lodge a complaint. The guy's already got "CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR" marked all over his chart, and they only assign people to him that they think can 'handle' him. I'm not quite ready to step up and admit that he's a total pain in the ass, yet. It feels too much like failing. *pulls face*
far from her sources of support, and facing some really challenging things right now.
There is that. And that helps. *hugs* Thank you for the support.
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Can you do an easier/less demanding job? :(
Good luck!
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I'm looking. Oh, trust me, I'm looking. The job market's pretty lean right now, unfortunately. >< But I'm still looking.
And thanks for the kind words. :)
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You're being sexually harassed on your job (shut up- yes you are :P). Report him to your supervisor and refuse to work with him. If they won't do anything about it then contact the citizens advice beureu and see about making a forma complaint.
Third year of uni goes through the roof when you compare it to second year. I nearly quit in the first few weeks. Hang in there- it calms down!
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*copies over what I said to nezumiko, for the sake of laziness*
"That's extremely good advice. I've done one and two before ('Tell him I won't listen/Tell him to shut up'), which has some success. I could talk to my supervisor, but I'm not entirely enamoured with the office staff right now -- they're as overworked and overwhelmed as we are, and non-emergency issues tend to get shelved.
Though, okay, mostly I'm too proud to lodge a complaint. The guy's already got "CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR" marked all over his chart, and they only assign people to him that they think can 'handle' him. I'm not quite ready to step up and admit that he's a total pain in the ass, yet. It feels too much like failing. *pulls face*"
Third year of uni -- I bloody hope so!
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