I just don’t have any interest in bonding with people I work with because I know I’ll leave within a year or they will, or one of them will become a supervisor and make me hate them.
I’m an entry level for life kind of employee. I have no desire to advance to management because I’m not interested in being forced to work against the interests of workers. Or maybe I’m lazy. I hate being at work and the less I have to do socially the less it feels real.
On one hand, this makes most jobs really lonely and much more boring, but on the other hand, I just don’t trust other people, especially if they’re buying into this whole system. I’ve had my own words used against me by management when I thought I was talking to coworkers in confidence.
I’ve had coworkers lie to my face, steal my earnings, or even try to get me fired.
I’m not sure why some people respond so negatively to me.
I don’t think I’m unlikeable, but I am honest and “rough around the edges.” I swear a lot, I’m openly queer, trans and covered in tattoos. I often have a socially unacceptable hair cut.
My general vibe is kinda abrasive I guess? I’m honestly just anxious and awkward so it’s hard to have normal conversations.
Anyway work friends feel like a scam to make you center your job in your life and I hate that