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May 21, 2019
4:24:38pm

CougarMandias All-American

You are way to invested in some kind of weird heroic narrative of the workplace.

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CougarMandias

Bio page: CougarMandias
Joined: Feb 8, 2003
Last login: Apr 25, 2024
Total posts: 5,207 (172 FO)

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You quit the boss, not the job. So true. I love my job, and am killing it, but feel the opposite because of my manager.

BlueBlood94 All-American

5/21/19 3:12pm

Yep. Don't waste any time. Life's too short to deal with toxic coworkers.

grosven

5/21/19 3:15pm

depends on the job and the toxicity. My dad spent a lifetime trying to be happy with his career moves and

Bob Vance

5/21/19 4:46pm

Right, we gotta be tough, but if work is causing you crazy anxiety, it's worth

grosven

5/21/19 5:46pm

I am indeed considering leaving to pursue full-time a project I've felt driven for 5 years to do but have been unable

BlueBlood94

5/22/19 11:40am

I've been there, and it is so true.

IdahoCoug

5/21/19 3:16pm

I disagree. Sometimes it's true, but sometimes it isn't. Sometimes a lot more

macdizzle

5/21/19 3:18pm

The time I waited for 2 years for my boss to be fired due to her abusive ways

Indy Coug

5/21/19 3:19pm

We talked about this before

Heinz57

5/21/19 3:21pm

Did you leave a scathing review in your exit interview that could have helped

BYUHawk

5/21/19 4:32pm

I had already talked to HR about her over a year before. It wasn’t just me who suffered at her hands

Indy Coug

5/21/19 4:47pm

my last job change, I quit the state. I loved the job and my boss, but I wanted out of Kentucky

byujag

5/21/19 3:21pm

really that bad? what was it about the state. I think it is beautiful to drive

claw

5/21/19 4:44pm

it is beautiful, but the school system was really lacking

byujag

5/21/19 5:37pm

Get out as soon as you can.

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:26pm

Why wouldn’t you at least start looking around seeing what other offers you

RdF3

5/21/19 3:34pm

It is better/easier to get a job while you have a job.

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:36pm

Well I think I’d say suck it up. Maybe that’s not what everyone else thinks but you have a job you love but

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 3:41pm

What he described is not simply a "Tough boss."

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:54pm

True. She doesn’t seem tough at all based on what he described. “Undertones of

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:03pm

not necessarily. He already indicated he's doing very well. If the boss is going to add unnecessary anxiety then leave.

Grit for Brains

5/21/19 4:13pm

I think this all comes down to an evaluation of what "being hard on you" means.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:03pm

There are a lot of factors when depression is factored in. Maybe some people need more

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:13pm

Find a solution = quit

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:20pm

Haha not moral obligation. But try to be a man if you love your job.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:22pm

Real men don't make themselves miserable so they can call themselves real men.

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:24pm

He loves his job and the company. “Undertones” from his boss are what are giving him anxiety.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:30pm

I tend to think that if he has concerns, his concerns are legit.

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:37pm

Sorry. I thought he was kind of looking for feedback. Maybe he was looking for

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:39pm

real men realize life sucks sometimes yet still press forward. Millennials quit

claw

5/21/19 4:47pm

Real men do what is necessary to improve their situation. You are not a hero for

BYUtka

5/21/19 5:00pm

But that's just it - sometimes suffering through leads to a better situation.

Eddie

5/21/19 5:23pm

I don't think that's what he's saying at all.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:25pm

Exactly what I’m saying. You said it better than I.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:30pm

I agree completely.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:22pm

Tell her. If she doesnt listen, tell her boss.

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