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Advice on a Toxic Work Environment

Hey all! Not my first time posting, but somethings came up at my job that I’d appreciate the further left of us’ opinions on. Context: I am a teacher for a for profit company in Japan. Not my first choice of job, but circumstances necessitated it — I am working on chancing careers but not financially able to quit outright just yet. The situation: My school is very understaffed — it’s just me and a constantly exasperated and micromanaging teacher with whom I butt heads with often. A few weeks back, some scheduling issues made me make the decision to skip my lunch break — her response to this was to get extremely made and yell at me in front of our boss. In Japan, this could be considered “power harassment” – something companies take really seriously because they can get the in a lot of legal trouble for ignoring.…


Hey all! Not my first time posting, but somethings came up at my job that I’d appreciate the further left of us’ opinions on.

Context: I am a teacher for a for profit company in Japan. Not my first choice of job, but circumstances necessitated it — I am working on chancing careers but not financially able to quit outright just yet.

The situation:

My school is very understaffed — it’s just me and a constantly exasperated and micromanaging teacher with whom I butt heads with often.

A few weeks back, some scheduling issues made me make the decision to skip my lunch break — her response to this was to get extremely made and yell at me in front of our boss. In Japan, this could be considered “power harassment” – something companies take really seriously because they can get the in a lot of legal trouble for ignoring.

Should I make a report? I’m concerned because on one hand, she is a fellow worker and I don’t want to cause her any harm. On the other hand, working with her has really taken a toll on my mental health, and I do feel like her attitude affects the children we teach negatively.

Obviously this is a complicated situation, but after nearly two weeks of her being out sick, she’s just returned today and has already put a huge damper on my mood and the teaching environment. It hurts me to think that the way she conducts herself at work might (imho, does) affect the kids. If I were to submit a report, it would be in an effort to make this environment better for them, not me being petty.

I appreciate all of your advice and support!

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