Just making it known.. I’m not sure if I’m overreacting.
When I first started my job everyone seemed to be friends and joked around and made fun of each other all the time. It made waking up for work and going to work very enjoyable because I was sure I would have a great day.
The managers join in on the jokes and poking fun of people so it was very entertaining and made you feel relaxed and able to speak to them about anything. But I noticed that calling people out on making mistakes and reprimanding people in group texts weren’t just jokes after all. Some employees were upset about it and are getting tired of it.
There have been times where it’s happened to me as well with them pointing out mistakes I’ve made and reprimanding me in group chats and out loud in front of others. I didn’t let it go on for long though, just because others haven’t spoken up or acted like it was a problem doesn’t mean I have to. I decided to just keep it business with that one manager because of it, since one time it wasn’t in front of my regular coworkers but a whole group of people that came to visit our work and that was their first impression of me.
Am I allowed to feel upset about it and not be besties with that manager anymore? They’re making it seem like me only speaking to her when I need to for work and not joking around with that one manager is causing issues that needs to be addressed and talked about so the environment feels less tense.
I personally don’t think I’m doing anything wrong by withdrawing from being silly and making jokes and coming to work just to do work. My personality did change in the work setting where I’m more serious and not as talkative and “upbeat”.