I know that no job is going to be perfect and understand that, but some common obstacles I face are:
* clique-y people
* nosey people (under the guise of “we are a family”)
* Going to the boss when I do something wrong instead of telling me about my error (this happened at a previous job, I was new not only to that place of work but that was my first job in that particular field. I wasn’t doing things wrong to be a difficult co-worker, I literally did not know I was doing something wrong.)
* being rude to the new workers (when I was a trainee at a job, the person that trained me was upset and told me, “I should get paid extra to train you”. This was my first day and I have never met this person before. Do I solve this with a joke? Like what do I even say to that?)
I do not want to make work friends, I want to do my job, learn the skills I need to, improve, and get paid without getting wrapped up in the lives of those I work with. Besides hellos and goodbyes, I only really communicate with co-workers when it’s necessary.
That however has not seemed to work for me. Apparently my “I just want to do my job” attitude seems to ruffle the feathers of other people and it makes it hard for me. How am I supposed to overcome that? I just want to have a smooth time at work.