I returned to work today after taking the day off yesterday because of various personal reasons..
tldr; my coworker’s a dick, I hardly take time off and work my fat ass off but here we are with yet another toxic work environment.
I’m a full time, manager of a team that has been understaffed and overworked since October. I’ve also been working some form of over time since like..November most weeks because like everyone else right now, our team has been so short staffed and our leadership doesn’t give a shit and continues to push work to us.
I take responsibility for me working OT.
However, I deserve a little more respect from my colleagues for the below..not the shit toxic comment I received.
I have managed thru a pandemic, a shit-ton of changing environments at work, a fucking snow/ice storm of the century in Texas, keeping my kid home like most stressed af parents for the better part of 2020/2021, while continuing to work from home and give my all because I’m terrified of losing my income/benefits for my family.
Today, my coworker makes the second off the cuff remark he’s made to me..
“Maybe you shouldn’t take a day off, you miss so much news”…
The first one was his response to me saying “those blocks are my lunch hour every day, unfortunately that time you sent me to chat won’t work for me” was him responding “wow, that is really nice you set your schedule and take a lunch every day.”
That coupled with the overwork, under appreciated feeling I have from our company has made me start refreshing my resume this afternoon after I ended my over time today.
Good riddance you bag o dix. And wipe the brown poo off your nose.