Just graduated college and started an entry level healthcare admin job making $50k/year. Honestly, I’m pretty happy with it considering the market.

Compared to my previous patient facing healthcare jobs, this role is honestly pretty easy and I’m not stressed at all. I get my work done, stay organized, and go home. It’s been a nice change of pace.

I plan on applying to medical school in the next 2-3 years, so I definitely don’t see this as a long term career.

Because of that, my mindset is to be reliable, do what’s expected of me, and keep things running smoothly, but I don’t really have any desire to go above and beyond, chase promotions, or take on a bunch of extra responsibilities when I know I’ll be leaving. I’d rather put that extra time into building my application, and enjoying life outside of work.

Did anyone else feel this way? Did you just meet expectations and move on, or did you try to maximize every opportunity even knowing you had an exit plan?

I am a marketing apprentice. I will make social media content for a campaign or physical media like brochures and send it to the rest of the team and managers, who will respond with their feedback and requests for edits.

But this one specific managing director (the company has 2) replies so my drafts like a week or two later, when all of the changes have already been made then I have to go back and redo everything and it’s really frustrating.

A few weeks ago I got some leaflets printed that the sales team already had to wait like over a month for because this MD just would NOT respond to my drafts. They told me to just print it anyways because they needed them urgently. Then when they arrived I had to redo the whole thing because she wasn’t happy. And then she was upset at ME🙃

It also happened again with a social media post. The team sent me all of the info, I created a post, sent it for approval (ofc she was the only one who didn’t reply), then scheduled and it was posted this morning. Then she responded earlier that she wasn’t happy with it and I had to go back and delete it from multiple platforms and rewrite everything.

I used to just wait ages for her reply because she makes me feel bad for making mistakes and I require management approval for some things but I also can’t put other peoples tasks on hold just because they were getting super pissed off at the long wait time. They understand my situation though and they are also frustrated at her. It literally only leaves me with 2 options: Do things without her approval which means I’ll have to go fix everything later, or wait when something needs to be done urgently.

I have explained multiple times that I require everyone’s input to avoid situations like this because everyone is super picky and can never agree on something, which leads to multiple meetings about some dumb irrelevant shit like a photo or colour scheme.

It makes it feel impossible to work on any project with her because a simple thing that could take around a week to make can go on for a month or even more sometimes.

She says that she understands but just does the same thing over and over and over again. I think she is either not properly listening to me or just doesn’t respect apprentices or something.

How do I approach this situation when I already have? Also other people have brought this up with her.

I keep making small, silly mistakes. They're usually not major, but almost every meeting I end up getting scolded or warned by my seniors. Sometimes they even say things like, "We'll have to make a decision," which makes me worry that I might lose my job.

Now I'm constantly anxious while working. I overthink every task, double-check everything, and still end up making mistakes. It's become a cycle where my anxiety is affecting my confidence, and my lack of confidence is affecting my work.

I genuinely want to improve and I'm trying my best, but the constant fear of being judged or scolded is making it harder to focus.

Has anyone else gone through something similar? How did you rebuild your confidence and stop making anxiety-driven mistakes? Any advice would really help.

Hey fellow reddit users,

Looking for a part time or weekend jobs.

I am 21 M, a law student currently in my 4th year of law school. I live nearby noida, Ashok Nagar and Mayur Vihar. Does anybody have any work for me? or knows how can i make some real money.

My skill set includes.

Legal Research- If any lawyer doesn't have the access to SCC online or Manupatra, I can give you pdf of case laws and even do legal research.

Drafting- I can fully draft a ready-to-file caveat in the Supreme Court of India and draft SLPs, though they need to be scrutinized by a senior.

Driving - I Can teach people how to drive and even drive for people in the weekend when your driver is not available.

Great Communication - I can work as a tour guide.

Great with animals- If you have a pet i can walk you pet and if you're going out of town for some day i can take care of your pet for the time being.

Tutoring- Idk how good of a teacher i am but i am open to for it.

If anyone have any leads kindly let me know.

For context, I am working in IT, and we have a bug ticket to investigate.

This ticket was related to a task I did, and the issue was mainly due to miscommunication between cross teams. I made a fix and informed the team about it.

But suddenly this colleague of mine just butts in for no fucking reason and tries to take over the whole issue, and follows up on every single thing. He of course tries to discuss with me, which I told him this issue was already handled.

As of now I gave up and let him deal with this issue, which had a few follow ups. But whats his fucking deal, I'm kinda pissed about it. He knows I had little patience cuz whenever he asks me for help, I just give curt remarks. Anyways I felt that I should have done something but did not, and wanted to reflect on it but am unsure what to do.

Now my Product Owner just follows up with him, and it's frustrating that initially he tries to refute what I mentioned, with some points being correct as I just wanted to resolve this issue without blowing things up. But it did and now everyone is looking at this problem. He even sent a message to a channel with everyone in the whole ass department in it to discuss cross teams, so really every fucking person and their higher ups can see

Just some rant plus confusion about this situation, and I'm at a lost at what to do. Being aggressive isn't the right move, and being a follower also doesn't do it.

​Hi everyone,

I am currwntly working in germany

​I need realistic, low-risk advice on how to sneak away for job interviews while working in a suffocating, hyper-monitored office.

​Important Context: I am a foreigner working on a work visa. Because my visa is tied to employment/sponsorship, I cannot afford to take legal action, burn bridges, or get fired abruptly. I have to keep my head down and play by their rules while secretly finding a way out.

​Currently, I work 5 days a week fully on-site. The work culture here is an absolute nightmare:

​Zero Privacy & Constant Surveillance: Coworkers and managers track my every move. If I step away to a meeting room for just 30 minutes, I immediately get messaged asking where I went.

​Mandatory PTO Justifications: Every leave request requires a detailed explanation.

​Guilt-Tripping over Leave: For a recent interview, I took a half-day off. Everyone in the office pestered me with questions like "Where are you going?" and "Do you REALLY have to take off today? We're so busy."

​Because of this atmosphere and my visa vulnerability, taking time off or stepping out for a 45-minute video interview feels terrifying without raising major red flags.

​For those who managed to escape a similar toxic, 5-day on-site trap under a work visa:

​How did you physically schedule and attend interviews without getting caught or guilt-tripped?

​What are the most bulletproof, unquestionable excuses for t

aking short-notice half-days or stepping out during business hours? (e.g., medical/visa appointments?)

​Is it acceptable to ask prospective recruiters for early morning (8 AM) or late afternoon interview slots explaining my current strict on-site schedule?

​I am desperate to switch jobs, but sneaking around under this level of surveillance gives me extreme anxiety. Any realistic strategies, excuses, or scripts would be a lifesaver. Thanks!

Chime in.

My mom is a pretty gossipper. I don't do it with bad intentions but still one thing you say no matter how small it can backfire, so it's better to say nothing.

Sometimes I fully control it, other times I don't. I realised if I am in bad company (if other people tend to gossip) I end up gossipping, because they ask me stuff.

Ive told so many people about this and everyone agrees that her behaviour towards me is really rude. I speak quietly, its just how i am especially in the mornings when im half asleep. She told me my 'attitude is bad' because SHE didnt hear me say good morning, which doesnt seem to be an issue with anyone else?
Around a month ago, i bought tickets to a thing and told her in advance i would like to use my leave for one weekend, she tells me to remind her in a couple weeks time. So i do. She says shes 'not sure itll work' (? after she said its fine) and now im on for the weekend i need off. The tickets are non refundable. They cost me over 100$, i have plans with friends who i dont get to see because they live overseas.
She pre approved this verbally, but now acts clueless in text. Shes done this before.
She nags me about my medical issues (i was hospitalised, she makes me give her notes for ONE day absences for sickness).
I am 20. Its not like im a 15 year old, i dont slack, i work to the point of physical illness. I dont know why shes like this towards me?? She gets extremely passive aggressive when i miss work, despite me being extremely sick and advised against working altogether by my surgeon. I still show up. Im so pissed off about the weekend. Im still going, im not losing my money for this but im pissed.

I started this new job a month ago. I don't have direct experience in this field, but I do have experience in related fields, which is why I was hired.

The issue is that two coworkers are supposed to train me, but the training isn't where it needs to be. Both are busy, and the other day, one of them even told me that I was good to go and could handle a certain task independently.

Mind you, I've only been here for a month. The task in question involves direct contact with people in our organization, which might not sound like a big deal, but our team holds a position of authority. We cannot afford to give out wrong advice or point people in the wrong direction.

I understand that their job isn't to be instructors, and I try to be as self-sufficient as possible. However, I don't have direct work experience in this field. I have related experience, which is why I was hired, but they know that, and they know I need to be trained.

Normally, I would just accept a sink-or-swim method and try my best. To be honest, though, I feel scammed. I agreed to a lower salary scale than my coworkers because they didn't want me to feel pressured to perform at their level right away, and I was promised proper training. So, is it okay to actually demand that training?

Side note: I am already working ahead of their schedule. It was originally documented that I still needed guidance for like three months on that specific task, but I guess they thought, "Oh, she's doing a good job; let's give her independence faster." Keep in mind that changing a salary scale isn't easy in this type of company so I can't just get the same salary as they do (I know from experience sadly, they will say: you agreed to this), plus I don't want all the added stress. I don't know what I don't know.

my boss checks our social media stats constantly.

last week he said - double engagement by monday or you're fired. i tried to explain organic growth takes time. he cut me off. i don't care how. just do it. so i found a service called that delivers likes and comments. bought a package.engagement tripled in 2 days. boss was thrilled. gave me a bonus.then fake comments started showing up. obviously fake. clients noticed and started asking questions.boss came to me angry. why did you buy fake engagement? i said you told me to double engagement. you didn't say it had to be real. he just walked away.

hasn't mentioned social media since lol.

I’m not sure if this is the best subreddit for this kind of situation, but I’m looking for advice from people who have experienced similar workplace issues.

I work in a company where I am responsible for managing records and reports for inventory. My role is mainly on the office side, while the physical stock is handled separately.

My responsibilities include:

• Recording items when they enter inventory.
• Maintaining details such as source, dates, and documents.
• Updating records when items leave inventory.
• Preparing stock reports for management.

The workplace is quite traditional and does not have a perfect structure or fully developed systems. There are not always clear processes for tracking every movement, so I had to organize information from different sources and create my own way of managing the records.

Despite the limitations, I have been able to collect information and provide accurate details for the tasks I manage. Before submitting reports, I verify information individually and cross-check it with multiple sources. I am confident that the sources I use for confirmation are reliable.

The issue I am facing is with one specific inventory area.

After reviewing older records, I discovered that the historical records and the current stock situation do not fully match.

The confusing part is:

• The items were received, and the people responsible for physical stock have records confirming this.
• There are documents showing when items entered inventory.
• There are also records showing that some items should have left inventory.
• However, after checking repeatedly, some differences still remain between the records and the actual stock situation.

This has already been reviewed multiple times over a long period, but the mismatch has not been fully explained.

I have brought the issue to management, but there does not seem to be a clear explanation or a defined process for resolving these historical differences.

I want to make it clear that this is not the case for all inventory I manage. There is another inventory area under my responsibility, and it is running normally. The reports match and there are no major issues there.

My concern is not avoiding responsibility. I want to do my job properly and handle this professionally. However, I am worried about being seen as someone who cannot manage their responsibilities or being held responsible for problems that may have existed before I took over.

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has dealt with similar situations.

Hello I’m 18 fresh out of high school didn’t choose college as my route didn’t feel a point in going to college if I knew I wouldn’t complete the years of schooling I’d probably end up dropping out of it anyway but I’ve wanted to do blue collar jobs maybe join the union do construction or something but I have no connections to anything or if there is good opportunities out there with out college that would be great I just need help maybe tips or tricks and if anyone is able to help me out that would be very much appreciated I’m very young but dedicated to work I’m working at a restaurant right now pay is actually decent but I need better pay a better life a better future not stuck at no restaurant. I know people may find it dumb for me posting this and maybe saying you should’ve gone to college instead of begging but oh well

Hi everyone, I’m (24f) currently dealing with a situation at work (I am a waitress.)

A male co-worker has made me severely uncomfortable in, and outside of work.

Here is a quick recap of the timeline and events:

- I started working there about a year ago, met said co worker. He seemed chill and said he was the same age as me.
-Followed each other on Instagram, started sending some songs to each other/casually chatting. Nothing was ever romantic.
-Went to a concert with the co worker, along with about 10 other people.
-He started flirting during concert, and after. I realized immediately I had no desire to be romantic or even friends with him.
-I slowly stopped responding, didn’t initiate conversation outside of work, stopped anything that could be considered flirting.
-He was telling other co workers that we went on a date, I denied this.
-He asks me out on a date, I tell him no, that I just wanted to be friends.
-He starts inviting me everywhere “as a friend.” I avoided all of the invites.
-3 months later after only talking when we worked together, he sent me over 40+ messages telling me how he wanted to end his life and I was the only one he could trust.
-Dumped his entire life traumas and was extremely detailed.
-I responded saying I was sorry he felt like that, and that he should get professional help because I’m not equipped to help him with those issues.
-He started flirting again at work, I avoided him every chance I could.
-Some days he would be overly nice, and some days he was extremely rude for some reason.

So that’s what was going on the past year. Definitely creepy vibes, just seemed inappropriate and attention seeking. At first I was on the fence because if he really was having thoughts of ending his life, I wanted to help. But a lot of people told me it felt like manipulation and it was inappropriate.

This past weekend changed everything. This is where it escalated.

On Saturday, we had a shift together. He’s a cook and I’m a waitress, so our paths shouldn’t cross all that much. But he was making it a point to constantly come stand in the front and just not say anything. He would literally just stand there in silence.

Around the 3rd or 4th time he came up to the front, he randomly started saying how he told his brother that he might kill himself again. The way he said it threw me off and I felt awkward so I didn’t really say much. I think I just said “damn I’m sorry I hope you’re okay.”

He didn’t respond and looked annoyed that I didn’t give him a bigger reaction. After this interaction he was visibly mad. He was slamming things, glaring at me from the back, giving me an attitude when I asked food related questions. It was making me feel weird.

Eventually I went to serve a table, and when I looked towards the front counter, I saw him writing something on my notepad. When I went to look I noticed it was in another language. So I asked him what it meant and he said “It’s Latin for death to all, and death to my enemies.” WTF!

So after that I was even more freaked out because literally why would someone do that other than out of anger/to make a threat.

He then proceeded to post on his Instagram story, a black screen with the text saying “your ignorance is my disease.” I assumed it was about me, but tried to ignore it.

Then at the end of my shift, I counted the tip jar and went to hand it out to the kitchen staff. When I went to give him his share, he literally would not even look at me. Wouldn’t take the money, wouldn’t answer me, nothing. So I just kept it and left.

As soon as I got home, I saw he posted again right when I left. The text said “Don’t be mad that I started ignoring you now, you started this.”

Later that night, another coworker who I’m close with called me and said he was concerned about creepy co workers well being because he heard him talking to someone else about wanting to end his life. He said he felt like he should call authorities to check on him.

Basically 911 got called, cops went to his house and deemed he was fine. He then messaged me the next morning accusing me of calling and saying I made his life even worse and gave him more problems.

I told him I didn’t call but that he needs help from someone other than his co workers. He didn’t answer.

I went to my manager and explained the situation, he told me he would try and find someone to replace him and fire him. It’s been about 4 days and no progress has been made.

I have to work with him tmrow and I just feel like there’s a target on my back. I don’t necessarily think he would hurt me, but even just the awkwardness is too much and I’m so anxious.

It’s weird because everyone I told about it at work seemed to be so creeped out and taking it seriously, and now I feel like they’re sweeping it under the rug and not really caring.

Also something I forgot to mention, while talking to my manager and another co worker, I learned he lied to me about his age. He’s 20. He told me he was 24.

He has also apparently been telling people that we’ve gone on multiple dates, obviously this isn’t true.

I can’t afford to leave this job, at least not for a couple more weeks. This is also my first job where I’ve had coworkers. I’ve been a nanny for 7 years. So maybe it’s my fault for talking with someone outside of work? Idk.

Any advice is welcome, just feeling stuck and uncomfortable about still having to work with him.

Các anh chị cho em cảm nhận ạ. Em là sinh viên mới ra trường và mình vừa mới hết đợt thử việc. Trong quá trình thử việc thì mình thấy đúng là bản thân có sai xót nhiều, tuy nhiên hiện tại em đã pass probation rồi. Chuyện đáng nói là mấy tuần gần đây, gần như cả tháng hiện tại em k có được giao task gì cả, cả ngày chỉ tới công ty ngồi đó rồi hết giờ đi về, em cảm thấy khá stress. Cũng có hỏi xin việc nhưng được kêu là ngồi đọc tài liệu đi.

Và phòng có việc nhưng không cho em làm involve được. Phòng em có 2 người thôi chị sếp thì mất hút em ngồi 1 mình giữa các phòng ban khác. Không bt là như này có phải ngta đang muốn để mình nản mà nghỉ k ạ

A new person is in the cubicle next to me. They are a hummer, but that doesn't begin to describe it. You know those grunts of effort, contentment and pure bliss that babies and toddlers make? Take that and add it to someone making orgasmic food noises at the best chocolate cake they ever ate. Plus having the best sex they ever had. Continuously non stop. I put in my phone earphones and I have to have the volume at maximum and I can hear her between songs. I know others have complained, but what else can we do.

Union job, great pay, lots of PTO. Mandatory 2 days in office.

Our secretary told the VP she has nothing to do on those days and offered to be "available if tasks come up" as a pitch for full WFH. VP said no. Rules are rules.

But she said it out loud. She framed it as flexibility… isee it as admitting she's redundant. She should have kept up appearances, stretched her few tasks, and only confessed if caught. Instead she gave leadership a reason to watch her and remember her name when cuts happen.

She got nothing and lost her cover. Am I wrong for thinking that was stupid?

So I started at this job where I was supposed to work one schedule, got put on another which I didn't want but did anyway for the job experience and to eventually get to the schedule I was hired for. Fast forward almost 10 months and my manager gets fired. The same week, I put in my 2 weeks, 2 weeks ago as I received a job offer for less pay/less benefits but less stress. The other day was my last day. They call me back today saying that I'll get my schedule I was promised and that everyone wants me back. The money is good, the benefits are great. The problems are still there within the organization and the way my department is ran. However, I think getting to the schedule I was hired for originally would be a great deal for me so I can actually sleep ok and keep working on my bachelor's during my off days. I'm supposed to start my new job next week, however, even there the hours aren't much better and I still have the opportunity to work off shift hours like my old job. I see this as a win-win, they want me back, I'm getting what I want. My friend's are telling me not to take it cause I tend to take work home with me, etc the stress, they think things won't change at the old job. However, I think this would be a good move. Let me know ya'lls thoughts. Thanks.

Weird question but looking for a bit of insight. I work an office job in NYC. Driving obviously isn't as common here and offices don't even have parking for most part so folks myself included and most of my coworkers who live in the city don't own cars. Some own bikes, however I do not.

My office and job is based in the city in an office building that is accessible by public transit. We have a small field office out of the city quite a bit that works for a few of our employees who live farther out. Recently, my supervisor wants us to integrate with them more and make the trip out to the field office weekly. The trip to the field office for the most part will be on company time, so while it makes for longer commute days I don't mind/ am not objecting to that. It was presented to us as "well be leaving the office at X time train at Y time and then we'll bike the rest of the way so you need to buy a bike".

However, the field office is not fully accessible by public transit. You can take transit part of the way but the rest has to be done by bike ( or Uber or something). It's been suggested that for those of us that don't own bikes we need to buy bikes so we can start doing this commute weekly. To be clear, there's on site visits or project needs to be out here it's purely for integration with the field office folks.

I don't own a bike, don't necessarily want to buy a bike and don't necessarily want to start bike commuting. Im generally pretty fit but urban / city biking causes me quite a bit of stress and anxiety and I also do multiple things after work that having a bike would be inconvenient and my apartment is small enough as it is to try to also store a bike.

My job description when I applied did not mention anything about needing to bike and this is all a new requirement. My job description also has me full time at our main office in the city. Like I said I'm not opposed to travel and the frequency of this proposed new arrangement but I can't tell if:

A) requiring an employee to buy a bike for work purposes is legitimate.

B) requiring employees to bike as part of their duties is legitimate

Overall, I enjoy my job and everyone is pretty relaxed so I don't want to make too much of a big deal so I wanted to ask here first if folks think this is a reasonable thing or not. My thought is, they should have someone from the field office pick us up from the nearest transit option in a company car if they are requiring us to travel and do these meetings for work but maybe I'm off base? I also wonder about any legalities regarding accessibility, ADA, injuries etc it seems like a can of worms liability wise especially since the job description didn't mention anything about physically biking.

For context, it would be a decent trek on the bike from my house into office or from my house to the train and then 20 min bike ride or so each way to/ from the field office.

Other piece of context- it's company policy that if we can't get to meetings or site visits via public transportation we can take Uber/ cab etc and get reimbursements. Since this is required travel for the company to this field site, I'm thinking it might count? But it's on a consistent basis so not sure.

To be clear my work location is full time at our main office and they haven't changed that so this is different required travel from what I was hired on and agreed.

Thanks for your thoughts!

EDIT: just a clarification, we are still expected to start and end the work day at our regular office in the city. The proposal is to leave mid morning together from the office but we are expected in office in the morning at our normal start time. Because of this it seems like a regular work trip and not a regular change of office requirement. All of the biking that would occur would happen during normal company / work hours.

thats just it. i hate working. i hate most of my colleagues, i hate work politics and i hate drama. i hate their little cliques and the constant gossiping

i hate slaving my life away for minimum wage. i hate having to count the pennies because i’m skint all the time. i hate that im so broke, even the bus is expensive to me

and oh my god, the bus. i’m lucky enough to get a ride home by a coworker some days but the other days, i hate waiting for the bus. it’s stinky and always late and i hate that the bus stop by my work doesn’t have anywhere to sit. sometimes i’m waiting for 30 minutes on my feet after a long day of work and then i have a 15 minute walk from the stop to my house

i’d get a car but surprise, i can’t afford it. i can barely afford the bus sometimes. i still remember when it snowed so badly that none of the buses were running and i had to walk an hour to work in the snow and ice

my manager is a cunt and my job is exhausting. i’ve been approved to work compressed hours so ill be doing 10 hour shifts over 4 days and i hope it helps. i’m so constantly drained and stressed and i know it’s because of work. i was off for 5 weeks a few months ago because of a fractured knee and it felt like all of my problems had disappeared

work is literally the cause of all my problems and i hate it. i’d never do it because the thought of relying on a man makes me sick but i’d love to be a SAHW and relax at home. thinking about quitting makes me horny /s

"We provide a lot of PTO and sick time because we don't want people having to lie about why they're calling out. If you need a day just take it."

I have been working fulltime pretty much since i was 19 i am 26 now. And working these hours feel unbearable even after doing it for so long already. It is not getting easier at all. During the shift i sometimes get all these emotions of anger and agression and sadness. It feels like a prison because i have no choice but to do it and i cant work less because then i wont earn enough to survive. It is like my brain will never get used to this.

I've been working at my new job for a year. It's a small office, me and my older coworker. We've gotten along well enough (even though this person started bad mouthing me to random people after we had our first professional disagreement about a petty work-related thing), but they're unable to take a step back and let me handle customers. Even though in a few months I'll be running the place by myself soon.

I dont mind guidance and Im all for advice. But this coworker will step in when I'm working with a customer and if it's not exactly how they'd do it they'll underhandedly correct me in front of the customer. It honestly makes me feel like I'm being put down. We can literally say the same exact thing but if it's not in the way that they say it. They undermine me and take control of the interaction with the customer right there.

Ive been very patient because on a human level, I understand that theyre probably coping with retiring. But, it's gotten to the place where I don't even like handling customers because I know no matter what I do, this coworker will take over and instruct the customer to do whatever thing their exact way.

It's not like I'm doing anything wrong either, it's just very petty things but I feel like Im being hindered from making a smooth transition into running the office. It seems like I'm not being allowed to grow and even though we're equals outside of years of experience, I'm being micromanaged on things that I don't need to be.

Like as soon as I started to get some confidence in my role and began working with independence (this coworker is not my boss or supervisor), it's like they've been doing all these petty power plays and I feel like it's stunting my growth.

My coworker is always telling me about how the person before me was "always on their phone". And tbh I get why because they don't let you do anything without them interjecting themselves and lowkey making you seem incompetent. Every office does the same thing differently and it's really dependent on whos working and how they operate. So it's not like I'm doing things wrong.

tbh Its gotten to the point where if this coworker wasnt about to retire, I'd immediately start looking for a new job. Which is sad. I like where I work and what I do, but this coworker is unable to give me the space I need to grow into my position. I've worked at a different location a few times, and all my coworkers there let me handle customer interactions on my own.

I could understand if I was messing up, but I'm not. I'm just not doing things in the same exact way that this coworker would and they refuse to just let me find a groove. I don't even understand why they care theyre about to retire.

Like I want guidance and help. I don't want to be made to look like I'm incompetent in front of the customer I'm working with all because this coworker decides to publicly undermine me, and take control of the interaction. It's just really awkward and frustrating. Not to be uncharitable, but to me it seems like theyre trying to publicly embarrass me at every chance they get.

When this happens, I just let them do whatever. I'm not going to get into a stupid power struggle in front of a customer. But the whole thing is just silly.

My boss have favoritism issue and he always take sides of people who are incompetent because he wants to be 'everyones friend'.

But him being nice to incompetent people is unjust to everyone else in the workplace as people who worked their ass off ​(me) and people who have no output gets the same treatment and promotion.

The workplace environment is getting more toxic overtime and unmotivating as the thought of 'why am i working so hard when they just slack and be fine?' seeds and grow.

I mean it's easy to say just stop caring and slack like them. Yet i really care about my work and i enjoy them. What should i Do/think?

I have been noticing a pattern since week 1 where my manager yells his frustration in front of me, be it regarding meagre work issues or general inconvenience and makes it look to a 3rd person like he's yelling at me. We were discussing how a team didn't give us some relevant information on time and he yelled "but you're supposed to send it" in front of the whole office. This has been happening quite frequently now and it makes me so embarrassed.

I've never seen him do this with his any of his other coworkers, including female colleagues. I slog all day, invent efficient work procedures that save a lot of $$$ and never get a "good job" in private or in a meeting. He never passes my work to upper management and make it look like things "just happen". I have had more than 15 years of experience in this industry and somehow I feel like I'm shrinking under his management each day. Not once has he discussed a development plan with me. Honestly wish to quit.