I’ve seen several posts of people asking for advice on situations like this with so many answers suggesting OP to fight back, document and contact the union, but this seems too much work for an unconvincing result, because there is no way a manager is going to fire an employee or a clique for a “he claims she claims” situation.
Manager, employer, even the union, will listen to you, play theatrics and change nothing hoping you forget.
Walking away, while making you feel like a loser, seems to be the sane choice long term. Cliques are gonna clique.
Maybe you can think of a better way?
Huh? A work clique? That just sounds like a friend group to me so I’m not sure the huge deal. Especially if a solution is literally the ability to just walk away.
This is the second work related post I’ve seen today where it seems to be young people thinking work is high school again, which it isn’t. People are allowed to not want to be your friend. And if you’re in a union? Pffft just count yourself lucky, keep your head down, do your work and clock the fuck out. Work “friendships” are almost always the most hollow ones anyways.
Just be motivated by the pension I’m assuming you’ll eventually get to have and stop caring about the popularity contest.
Unless it’s a group of people actively bullying you and going out of their way to make your life hell…but again if you can just “walk away”, do so. Who cares
None of this makes any sense, and a LOT of detail is being left out.
What happened specifically? Say what you said and what was said back.
I don’t even get it. there is a clique at work. so? what does that even mean?
I think it means Mean Girls who make fun of your outfit?
I don’t get why people get so bothered by shit like this. Just ignore them do ur work and fuck off when ur no longer getting paid. What are they gonna do sabotage your work? Just send em a polite email with something like:
dear such and such
I require abc to complete my designated scope of work as required. However due to xyz it is not feasible to so as required could you please remedy this issue.
Regards some asshole.
If its not effecting your work who gives a single fuck. Obviously u got the whole office politics game u need to play to get promotions pay rises etc. But a lot of large companied will use hard metrics to determine such things and u can game those systems.
I think OP is a teenager working at a fast food joint or something. I doubt they have email or lead many complex projects
Are your coworkers 16? I dont understand.
Maybe just be friends with older coworkers?
Have you considered breaking one of their arms, and telling them next time you’re taking an eye?
I mean, there’s a chance you’ll get fired and/or arrested, BUT!! If you can get through it, nobody messes with the psychopath at work! Hooch is crazy!
