I’ve been working at a workplace for a few months now. At first the employees and manager were super charming, then slowly and surely came the accusations, blaming, ignoring, controlling, pushy behaviours with name calling, hostility, gaslighting, verbal outbursts, condescending and degrading comments, making me do uncomfortable things, the double standards and hypocrisy.
A few days ago I quit and honestly this morning I woke up feeling super relieved and happy, as though a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. During the time that I worked there, I was constantly confused and stressed. But now that I have been able to take some time off work, I have been able to gain clarity and insight into the situation.
After doing some personal reflection, I realised my co workers including my manager's behaviours resembled my narcissistic parents' behaviours. I'm not blaming anyone, it's just a realisation since I strongly disliked my parents' parenting style so much. I didn't like the workplace culture there.