My manager is hellbent on not only making office life miserable but also actively shutting down any attempt people make to improve their satisfaction. I am particularly targeted by this.
I have ADHD and my passion is sports, I have a very hard time sitting down and working for 8 hours a day, I become depressed and my work output has had periods of subpar performance. My manager knows this and alo knows that in the last year my perfirmance has increased greatly.
Today at work I asked the people sitting near me if they would be distracted if I brought in a rebound net and occasionally threw a ball into it and caught it (this would occur a total of no more than 10-30 times a day, make no noise, and would have no chance of hitting anyone. It would also take place without me leaving my seat.) they all answered that it would be fine. The goal of this was that it would make the day more bareable bymaking the office 1% more enjoyable.
My manager walked in and instantly told me to put it away. She said it's distracting, and when pressed she said that even if nobody in the area found it distracting she wouldn't let me have it set up. After ten minutes of arguing it was clear that she had no real reason other than she didn't like it (or that she doesn't like me). I asked how is it different to people who like to have snacks at their desk to get them through the day (this is her vice) I got no real answer.
There are many things that other people in the iffice do that distract me, but I would never complain about them because I believe those people have the right to do whatever they need to make a 40 hour week bareable. Noboddy has even complained about me, and yet it seems vital that I must not only not enjoy work but must actively hate every second of it.
I just want to enjoy life 🙁