As I look at the title of this entry, I can only think that these are two of the most difficult words in language. Each word stands in the place of so many things; work can be a place or an action, and relationships are what transpires between masses of energy, how we coexist and behave with each other.
My troubles,each day, begin here...with my work relationships. I feel trapped as I sit, surrounded by unhealthy gossip and chatter. I am enveloped with liars, young and old, who cannot seem to traverse the day without a melodramatic meltdown. I imagine that if the feeling were any more tangible and transforming, I would be a lead weight sinking in a bottomless pool of water.
My struggle is to keep a respectable attitude and not become involved. I feel that even if I try to defend, it involves me. At what point do I draw the line. I already have copped to having an issue with bad leadership. At my workplace,this is also the case, in my opinion,of course(*since this is my writing, my opinion is most decidedly always right!) and so my predicament worsens.
I am certain that I am NOT the only one who feels trapped by a poor economy, over saturated job market, and a steady paycheck! Truth be told,to try to wait it out might kill me, and I am not quite sure what my next move should be.
I wish I could say this to the other half of my work relationships, "Ahem...I do not wish to participate in idle gossip. It reflects poorly on our entire department when people take advantage of loose restrictions placed upon us. Mind your own business, this conversation does not involve you. Your behavior is very off putting, especially when you just stand and stare at someone. Some relationships are toxic. What comes around goes around. Please explain to me how strapless bra and headless horseman are Oxymoron examples."
Instead of saying these things...I wrote a musical based on working in an office. My musical is called :
HELL MUST BE MADE UP OF CUBICLES
and is the story of one and of many!
Sometimes ranting about things really does make a person feel better!
