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Toxic work, stay or go?

Has anyone else learned how to deal with a toxic work environment? I just don’t even know what to do anymore. It’s gotten to the point that I am in fight or flight for my entire shift and exhausted constantly. Even the mildest non work related topics are met with the opposite view, with heat or anger. And now the boss has moved into gaslighting, where I’m told I’m doing things wrong and they’re the exact same way I’ve always done them , but apparently that’s not true. It’s a bullshit minimum wage job but the hours and location suit me and the work itself suits me, if the boss will just stay away, which in the beginning she did. I could get another one sure, but I only have 10 years to go until I retire and so far they’ve all been bullshit. I’ve tried agreeing, ignoring, arguing back.…


Has anyone else learned how to deal with a toxic work environment? I just don’t even know what to do anymore. It’s gotten to the point that I am in fight or flight for my entire shift and exhausted constantly. Even the mildest non work related topics are met with the opposite view, with heat or anger. And now the boss has moved into gaslighting, where I’m told I’m doing things wrong and they’re the exact same way I’ve always done them , but apparently that’s not true. It’s a bullshit minimum wage job but the hours and location suit me and the work itself suits me, if the boss will just stay away, which in the beginning she did. I could get another one sure, but I only have 10 years to go until I retire and so far they’ve all been bullshit. I’ve tried agreeing, ignoring, arguing back. Obviously she has the upper hand because I have to defer to her as it’s her shop. We both come from toxic narcissistic backgrounds, so I don’t think either of us have the skills required. I’ve been away from my family for 40 years and consider myself fairly well adjusted, with a happy, lovely family and social life. She’s only been out of her’s for eight years and is still just a horrible person. Well, that’s not fair. She’s a horrible Boss. She has ADHD supposedly, which doesn’t help. I’m 17yrs older with much more life experience. She comes from a very privileged background and has never held a job or had an employer, only the family business. Does anyone know any conversational tricks or skills I can employ or do I just need to start looking for another job? TIA

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