at the beginning of this week i was greeted with some not so pleasant changes in my workplace. i work in a place where moving spaces is not attainable, and due to a very minor issue i was forced to move spaces and work in a completely different building, so far disconnected from any of the other work i’ve done.
the way it works for me is we plan 8 weeks in advance our agendas, and have to meet what we have planned by the time the next one rolls around. the agenda i formerly planned began this wednesday, but being moved to this new building means i’m having to come up with these agendas day of instead of already having them laid out. this makes getting work done in a timely manner impossible, since i’m catering to a new set of information and demands.
anyways, as soon as this change happened i called our higher ups. i informed the woman who looks over our site of everything, how i felt, how fast the changes were made. she told me she understood that i was frustrated, and not to worry she’d be looking into it. she also said that the manager had communicated with her that she’d be moving some of us around, but not changing our workload entirely. i guess the manger made it sound like we’d be moved to a new place in the same building we were. i also informed her of some other things, and told her about the general state that we’ve been in since she’s stopped making regular visits to us.
yesterday, i was approached by my manager and told that i would resume the work i had been doing. i asked would i just continue it from the building i’m in now, and she told he it would go back to normal. she then proceeds to tell me she’s not sure what i told her boss and that if i don’t like the way she manages things then i can take her job. i reported this too, and told my boss i am worried about retaliation.
we called a meeting yesterday evening, where she talked about some of the stuff we will be trying out as a whole. in the meeting she said “also guys, you already know how i feel about this job, i don’t know why i even accepted the position, but just as a reminder if you don’t like the things i do or say then you are more than welcome to apply.” i have yet to report this part of the meeting.
now today everything is supposed to go back to normal. the only trouble is i work right next to her office, and i am worried that she will be on my ass about my work. i am also scared that she will retaliate and make my work life harder than it needs to be/be generally unpleasant to me. i already dislike conflict as is, and knowing i had the support and change was made makes me feel good, but i can’t shake the anxiety.
she’s supposed to be out soon, which i hope a replacement is found rather quick, but for the time being i am stuck at this site since they need me most. our boss will also be making a visit, which i’m half relieved for and half nervous for since the manager was upset about it.
any advice on how to keep my worries at bay or similar stories would be greatly appreciated. i just don’t want this anxiety to dictate the entirety of my shift.