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Have you ever quit a job because you just can't stand your coworkers? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by anachrohack@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm a software engineer, The conditions of my job are actually pretty sweet: I get to work remote from a medium CoL city, I get paid well, my schedule is flexible so I don't have to be chained to my desk all day. The stuff I code is pretty boring but it's not the worst thing in the world.

The thing I can't stand is my coworkers: so many people I've met in this industry are money-obsessed ladder-climbing yuppies. Some of my coworkers are honest to god land lords. I dread having conversations with anyone in project management. These people are territorial and become upset whenever they're not included in some meeting. If one product manager gets added to a call, I hear about it from the other PMs. A good day for me is when I have 8 straight hours of coding to do and I don't speak to a single soul at work.

I am not anti-social. I have worked at other companies where my coworkers were really cool and I enjoyed talking with them. I like to take my laptop and work at the dog park and talk to other people. Maybe it's a regional thing? My coworkers are mostly in New York and my other jobs have all been in the South.

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[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Shit yeah, or the manager(s).

[–] BuckWylde@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

This for sure. I really enjoy what I do (I'm the lead coffee roaster for a decently-sized company). My direct boss is a wonderful human and knows how to manage people properly. Most of his power was taken away by his boss who has no people skills whatsoever and thinks he's the smartest person in the room when it comes to operations and "efficiency". If my boss ever leaves I'll have to work under this douche. This guy has dismantled a lot of the systems put in place to run our order fulfillment with speed and accuracy that my boss had created. It's so infuriating to watch. His power and authority is unchecked, and the owner relies on him so much because the owner is just the face of the company. I keep on looking for something else but my job is not the most common one out there, and I don't want to work for a company that sends out shitty-ass, low quality stuff.