I (27F) worked for the same company for over a year and then switched clinics. When I switched…I deeply regretted it.
I had to BEG someone to train me, because no one would let me do anything at all without training…but no one would take time to train me?? So I sat there on my computer doing whatever day after day and was ignored while everyone else talked amongst themselves. Everyone else being 3 other women.
There were 4 of us in a dark (they kept the lights off because it gave one of the girls headaches) little check in desk cube with no windows. I was the new 4th addition.
One coworker who we will call “H” made it very obvious she was upset that I was there…for whatever reason. She spoke maybe a few sentences to me the entire week I was there, would not look at me or acknowledge any of my questions, and if I dared try to speak she would talk over me….but never stopped talking to everyone else.
I asked if anyone played video games (trying to make any conversation) and got two quick “no’s” then “H” quickly says “No! And I’m trying to keep my kids away from those for as long as possible….”. uh…alright then.
“H” was one of those aggressively “nice” outspoken people that laughed the whole time they talked and really loved to gossip and make others feel excluded. She wouldn’t even say hello or goodbye to me. “H” kept saying “triangle!” When she wanted to talk to the other two girls and make it obvious I was not included. Finally, she was talking out loud to the other girls and said “ugh you know me! I’m just so lazy!” As a joke. To TRY and make conversation with her, I said “Oh yea your never busy! haha”. She got offended instantly, “You do NOT know me well enough to joke with me”. And turned back around.
I was sick of it. Sick of being treated like a lesser human and having to sit in a dark little cube with people I would obviously never even be able to talk to. People that refused to even train me or treat me like a human. I can’t stand that environment…and I refuse to sit and suffer in it.
Day 1 of week 2 I arrived and no one said a single word. I asked my “trainer” what she would like to go over and she says “idk”. So I told the managers I wasn’t a good fit and when they asked why, I explained everything and how I was obviously being excluded and no one was training me. They acted surprised but I know they most likely knew about these issues when they hired me.
I walked out and have never felt so extremely happy about my decision!