The stress of the gossip – 9/17/24

I hope everyone is doing okay. I do gossip, we all do. As I’ve gotten older I do it less. I enjoy and am busy with many competing activities and family and been surrounded by more supportive and positive individuals and groups and then you realize that gossip is toxic, doesn’t serve any purpose but to hurt someone. I am busy at work; I accept that fact and don’t have time to gossip much. I’m not getting paid any more. I decided to be “open to work” again and slowly getting out and networking.

I went back to my routine of having better eating habits, continue my workouts and trust in the almighty God and have plenty of reminders to pray and be grateful especially that the janitor shares the same faith with me and that brings more value for me to go to work. I take the time to write in my favorite space. I do quiet time because after being around so much noise each day and people’s energy I get burnt out.

I have plenty of work dilemma’s, lots of work drama and competing tasks. I shared that I had a lot going on to the supervisor and she ignored this part but had a lot to say about her lunch appointment with a young guy about what’s going on in his department. The women gossip about people and how much work they have, waste two hours each morning when they could’ve already completed much of the work. It turns out that he is not much of a worker either. I told the supervisor I have asked him time and time again for support and he has no clue or he’s lazy because he hasn’t been of any help to me so he should not judge the others. Apparently, the manager at that department is rotating her staff at the central office so that they all get diverse experience, and I don’t think it’s working either. What about the training?

As far as my supervisor, what about what is going on in our department? I just told you I’m busy. I’m inundated with work, and you didn’t offer any support. What is it of your business what’s going on at another department? I have bigger fish to fry. I’m not upset at all because I know her to be like this. She only makes friction, brings me down, and wastes my energy. I try to avoid her, but I can’t all the time. It’s chaotic and I don’t see an end in sight. It’s really her and not necessarily the job. My mind is in crisis at times because people don’t read their emails, don’t answer my questions, but respond to something unrelated. The unnecessary stress. She tried to connect with me I guess, but I rather be around supportive and wish I belong in a real team. All the Best!

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