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I've had it...

I don't know why I bother, but for whatever reason, I still go out of my way to be nice to my co-workers who aren't nice to me. Maybe it's my nature, or maybe I'm just stupid. I go out of my way to say hi, ask how they're doing, and so on. I always end up making myself look like a dumbass because I'll try to strike up a casual conversation, and they look at me like I'm speaking gibberish because they don't know why I'm talking to them.

A few months ago, I was wrong accused of being rude, mean, irritable, and of yelling at people. Although those were false accusations, I never went out of my way to be cheery, say hi to people, or have random conversations with people. So, I started doing that in an attempt to "clean up my image" at work. And now that I've done that, all it's done is backfire, and it's turned into "he's such a dork" and "why does he always bother me?" It's not like I stand in someone's office for a long time going on about my record collection or some sporting event. I just ask them how they are, and if they go into more detail than "I'm fine," I try to have a conversation with them, usually lasting now longer than about 2 minutes. I also don't have 89758902375 conversations with each person; I have one or two.

So, with all of this in mind, I have come to 3 conclusions...

1) I will never, ever be accepted as a part of their clique. I could win the lottery and give everyone a million dollars and still be an outcast.

2) It's not about me; it's about them. The co-workers in question are just rude, stuck up people.

3) Going out of my way to be nice/talk to them is a waste of time, and I will no longer do it. I'm not going to be mean, rude, or unpleasant. I just won't leave my workspace to talk to them like I normally do.

I know I'm weird. I know I'm a spaz. I know I'm more hyper than a lot of people, and that I talk way more than any normal person should. I also know I'm the youngest person working here. But, regardless of those things, I still deserve the respect anyone else, young or old, should get.

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I hear you Skazoo
Submitted by wolfietherat on Mon, 01/22/2007 - 20:17.

I think I have already told you about me being the red-headed step child around my job too. I have a question: Is this the first job you have experienced this crap? I have worked for 20 years and this is my first time. Kind of like the Twilight Zone. Stop trying to please those people and do your job as you see fit. I would please the boss and keep him or her happy because, if any of them ever decides to share their negative feelings about you with the boss, they will look like jerks. Things just have a way of falling into place. There may be something better for you away from there.

Picture all of them as clowns or if you ever heard of the Sims game make them sims and tourture them relentlessly. That usually helps me.

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I hear ya , man. It's the sa
Submitted by Pantero on Mon, 01/22/2007 - 21:37.

I hear ya , man. It's the same with me. I'd say good morning to half these jamokes and some of them would say "yup" or wouldn't even respond. So fuck it. I just stopped saying anything to anyone and let me tell you it's the best fucking thing ever. No one bugs me, I'm left alone, and to tell you the truth - in a strange way I get a better vibe from these clowns because I've sunken into an anti-social, bitter, angry, hate the world mindset as the rest of them.

The ones who are friendly, I keep a light conversation with them. If you know any jokes or are naturally witty, use that to your advantage. Slowly over time, I've been building allies...or at least someone whose not unpleasant to be around.

For me, this is the first job where I've had this kind of bullshit to deal with. Hopefully, it will be the last. I'm proactively looking for a way out of there. You know - go somewhere where you're actually treated like a human being.

Not to mention, you can subtely do shit to piss them off. I just slip out about an hour early everyday. Either no one notices, or they don't care or both. Or maybe I'm just aiming the gun at myself and they can use that to get rid of me.

One can only hope. GETTING FIRED = PAROLE

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