If you #work in a place where people tell you ‘let’s do it to them before they do it to us’ then you’re in the wrong place.
#culture #toxicwork

You slog for hours in sleet and snow, get soaked to the bone, and then come inside, change into warm jammies, and relax by a fire. Then you have to put your wet, nasty clothes back on and go back out in the sleet. That's how it feels when I have to go back to work after a break.

Higher Ed can be a wonderful life for the right person. For a decade I had that life and was that person. Then I moved schools and the past decade has been somewhat nightmarish. My work situation is toxic, to put it succinctly. Now, after two months of forced-layoff (i.e. summer) I have to go back again, and it's worse than any year before this. I'm going back into a crab bucket of colleagues with admins who make the Pointy Haired Boss look benign, and a culture that has leaned into student-complaints-as-a-service.

I kind of hate my job, overall. It is by far the main source of stress in my life. I can't afford to retire, and the job market for remote research/data science--especially for those of us who haven't spent the last 5 years building AI pipelines--is very tight, especially with tens or hundreds of thousands of laid-off government workers, contractors, and consultants after Elon's government smash-and-grab.

Just complaining, nothing needed. Now I need to go to campus for the first time since June and get some shit from my office, pick up my new parking pass, etc. I'll be OK when I settle into the grind of teaching, before the first student complaints come anonymously through my Chair. I probably have a couple of weeks before then.

#rants #whining #highered #professor #ToxicWork #hostile_work_environment

A toxic work environment can be exhausting, but remember, you're a lot tougher than you think. 💪 #ToxicWork #YouAreTough

Toxic work environment? Detox your life; you're worth more than a paycheck. 🍵 #ToxicWork #Detox

In a toxic work environment? Pack your 'emotional emergency kit' daily: self-care, boundaries, and an exit plan. 🚑 #ToxicWork #SelfCare

When work becomes a toxic relationship, it's time to consider breaking up. Your well-being comes first. 💔 #ToxicWork #BreakUp

I've always believed that toxic work cultures start at the top and trickle down.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKRPKgE/

#ToxicWork #WorkPlace #WorkCulture #ToxicWorkplace

Well, it seems coworkers have found my Twitter account and are using it as a means nitpick and borderline bully. Because apparently I’m not allowed to have opinions! #work #toxicwork

New post (You shouldn’t spend money teaching folks how to survive in your toxic work culture, instead fix the Toxic culture) has been published on Suramya's Blog:

https://www.suramya.com/blog/2023/02/no-you-shouldnt-spend-money-teaching-folks-how-to-survive-in-your-toxic-work-culture/

#MyThoughts #ToxicWork #Office #OfficePolitics

In light of everything lately - any kind of monetary support is still appreciated and crucial. Trying to reach at least $2k by end of January. And if I’m lucky I can also find a new job by then since my hours have now been cut and the place is still a sinking ship. Thank you for all the help.

CashApp: $PEgypt
PayPal: @ PCairo
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/1076dbfa

#underpaid #cuthours #struggling #donationsappreciated #MutualAid #neurospicy #audhd #pleasesupport #behindonbills #toxicwork #invalidatingparents #clawingmywayout