I’ve worked at this daycare since January. I love taking care of the little ones and they’re a lot of fun. Their needs get met and there’s nothing shady happening to the kids. However, the actual work environment is really shitty because of my coworkers and the director and their attitudes towards me/each other.
There’s really only 2 people that attempt to make conversation with me and everyone else just acts cold towards me. They talk over/around me and don’t confront me directly about anything. The person I work most closely with is really gossipy. She doesn’t communicate her expectations for me then gets bitchy when I don’t meet them. Actually everyone is pretty gossipy and I’ve heard all of them talk about each other negatively, even the “nice” ones. If someone calls out for legitimate medical reasons like covid, the flu, or an ER visit, everyone has something snarky to say, it’s mostly them saying “really” and rolling their eyes. Overall it’s just not a supportive work environment and I want to quit but at the same time it’s a relatively easy job and I’m trying to pay off my car (two more payments left!!). I’m thinking I’ll probably hold off on quitting until my car is paid for. Until then, is it worth it to address some of these issues? There’s a staff meeting coming up this week and I’m thinking it might be a good opportunity to address these issues/concerns. Or should I speak to the owner about them? I’d love to hear ppl’s input.