I am one more passive aggressive, gas lighting comment away from just walking out the door. That’s basically what the last 45% of the office did, but most of them at least submitted a week notice.
The office has been churning at about 45% vacancy for 8 months now. I used to not get why people would be so mad and then quit with such short notice. I used to be that person who would try to reason with the boss and get my work done as quickly as possible. Never late. Never used leave. Was always positive. Now I’m just a burnt out, overworked shell of an employee compared to who I was 8 months ago.
Boss: “why didn’t you get X done this week”
Me: “bc it had 4,000 accounts on the report while you had me doing a, b, c, d, e…. This week”
Boss: “I don’t give you more than you can handle”
I’ve taken all the sick leave I can and still feel so tired and depressed just thinking about going back into work. My boss used to tell me when to tell her I’m feeling burnt out bc she could notice a difference in my work.
“Hey boss I’ve been seeing a therapist to get some help with my task management lately”
ONE WEEK LATER – gets write up for a mistake; during meeting with director:
Boss: “the other day you told me you’ve been seeking help for something” looks to director who is silent and back at me “and that made me feel uncomfortable”
I wanted to ask WHY (is it because all of the other employees who quit cited poor mental health) but I didn’t. Just nodded and walked out.
I have one more month left until my last day. I counted. 17 work days. Only 10 work days until I submit my notice. Yeah I’m using a shit ton of leave over the next month. I need it and deserve it. But I don’t even know if I can make it that long because I keep thinking of all the things they have said to me. How I feel so tired and run down at work.
They’re gonna be fucked when I quit. Like, literally fucked. No one can do all that I can do right now. It will burn the remaining people out so much that a few more might quit.
I’m missing work tomorrow because I have some stuff to do for my graduate program. I’m dreading telling my boss in the morning. I’m dreading going back Tuesday. I keep daydreaming about just walked out the door.
Sorry just needed to rant.
To managers or bosses that might see this: show appreciation for your employees. Don’t be passive aggressive with them. Be kind to them and let them know you know they are doing a lot. If the department needs 10,000 things done, think about your employees first and deadlines after if you are understaffed. Don’t breed toxicity in the workplace. Don’t micromanage them for the one thing they didn’t do right when they’ve done everything they else perfectly. Don’t talk badly about your other employees in front of their coworkers.