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pinky3

Updated 10mo ago

Feeling Trapped at Work

Does anybody ever feel when they are at work you want to leave and never come back. Like there is something missing out in the world. This is the only job like I felt I need to leave almost everyday. Especially when it's slow. I start to get irritated with noise around me. I wish I can retire lol 😑

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craftee

2y

Yes I had that experience many times. And I was also bullied there at my last job. I am on disability and now I am aware of my self. I also feel like I need to leave like, go to the trailer and craft, get away from all my clutter, it overwhelms me. When I craft my brain is in another world and I feel more at peace in my brain, it calms my anxiety. Do you have a hobby?
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pinky3

2y

sorry to hear that you were bullied. I love to paint. I do that at home. I feel like I constantly need to be somewhere in nature it gives me so much peace. Sometimes I play solitaire at work lol but I can only play so much. I am mostly sitting so I feel like I am stuck there at my desk. I feel like I need a job where I am moving so I know I'll keep my my mind busy. I do like when I go on my breaks because I take a 10 min walk and it help but I do spend most of the time sitting.
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craftee

2y

I try and keep my hands busy and it keeps me focused. Have you heard of fidget toys? Look them up on Amazon, they might help to keep your brain focused when the day is slow. Most of them fit in your hand to keep from seeing them. This is what I have.....peas, infinity cube, a stress ball that is a cat, polished rocks...
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pinky3

2y

I do have a fidget toy I'll have to find it. I will look up the ones you recommended.
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Jaxeek

2y

Yes, I needed to leave my job because I was being bullied and my coworker was purposely putting me in situations where she would try to get me angry (though I wouldn’t react) to get me fired. My boss wouldn’t believe me, I guess, when I told him how she wasn’t working and leaving everything for me. Not sure why I would make such a huge accusation like that unless it was true. But yes eventually I just knew enough was enough, I would say good morning for months and she just ignored me and withheld work information, and apparently that was okay to my boss since “she wasn’t going anywhere”… and yes I hated myself during that time and I knew that wasn’t fair to me anymore to put up with all that toxicity. Maybe you just need something else, not sure if you’re experiencing anything that’s making it so bad or if it’s just restless bit either way it’s okay to move on.
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pinky3

2y

so sorry you went through that. For me, I am mostly alone but recently the owner got partners with another business there are 2 girls working in another office I see them and make small talk but their doing their own work and I am doing mine so Iam still mostly alone. And I feel stuck when I am at my desk, I need to move around. I do want to get another job I am just afraid that if I do I'll feel the same way. But I know I need to move on.
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Jess1980

2y

Haha!! Definitely in the same boat and feel exactly the same! I'm looking for a new job...maybe that's something to consider for you. It's never a fun process, but neither one of us should feel like work is making us that miserable. Not good for our mental well being at all. ♥️
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pinky3

2y

thank you. Yes I do need another job I am just scared when I get another job I will feel the same way.
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Delcie

2y

I'm the same way. I felt that way for about a month and a half at a daycare I worked at before i finally left to take care of myself.

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