I feeling a bit froggy. While I do like the nature of my work, it can be relaxing, peaceful, and a hobby of mine, my relationship with management feels like being in an abusive relationship again. Yelling, emotional manipulation, passive-aggressiveness, you know… I honestly should have walked out once I started getting yelled at. I communicated my dissatisfaction with my manager's behavior to her who has since quelled it but with the Christmas season, I expect nothing but shrieking.
But here is the rub, they are so desperate for people especially folks who are competent, learn from the pathetic excuse they call training, are expedient at their job, are dependable, and take the abuse of management. I, unfortunately, wield those characteristics and therefore my place of work doesn't deserve me with all the abuse I endure. I feel like I am carrying the whole department on my back. Oh did I mention I started there in October of this year? I think I am immune to them firing me. I started demanding longer breaks, extra days off, changes to my schedule to best suit me, taking days off, and saying no to extra work on my days off. So far, management has complied.
The good news is, my graduate school research got funded and I got a job working at the university starting next semester. Pretty excited, starts around mid-January.
After I got that wonderful news I've been nothing but scheming, now I have an exit but I still need to pay rent a bit. Of course, next time someone yells at me I should just quit but I need more ideas.