anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Most of my co-workers don’t like me. My boss doesn’t even like me. But I’m known for the quality and consistency of my work. So I pop my earbuds in and go about my day, and they leave me to it for the most part. Every now and then my boss asks me to take on a special project that requires more group interaction than I’m comfortable with, and I just have to grit my teeth and get through it.
I’ve become more numb to being disliked over the years. I try to accept and respect that they are who they are and that’s ok as long as they also respect my social boundaries. And even when they don’t, I have learned to kindly, but firmly, assert those boundaries.
I wouldn’t bring it up in an interview. Knowing how extrovert-centric the job market can be, there’s no need to shoot yourself in the foot by making it an issue if it doesn’t come up. Once you have the job, if they decide to fire you because you’re not enough of a social butterfly, despite your good work ethic, then that’s their loss.
vestmoria@linux.community 2 weeks ago
if your boss makes clear he doesn’t like you, why are you still working there and why don’t you have plans to quit?
I mean I don’t understand why this is not a reason good enough to start looking for employment elsewhere. Don’t you find it tiring? don’t your coworkers and boss wear you down?
If my boss makes clear he doesn’t like me it’s only a matter of time before he starts treating me differently, giving me the worse assignments, refusing to acknowledge me…
This would affect me to the point of starting to hate that person.
anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
There are a few reasons. Most people just let me go about my work with very little interference, my boss included. The pay is good and I have a good amount of autonomy that I don’t know I would find in a different job. The work itself can be tedious at times, but I still kind of enjoy it and I’ve done it long enough to be really good at it. And, like I said, I’m now numb to the people who don’t like me. Their dislike doesn’t bother me enough to give up the things I like about the job.
I’m always open to other job options, but I’m not actively searching at the moment and nothing better has come along so far.