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Need to vent

Hi everyone

I need to vent!!

I'm not coping

I'm not enjoying my new job. It's mundane, boring and triggering. For those who don't know, I was made redundant in my pharmacy job 4 days before Christmas. I then found a casual job at a supermarket. The job I do is very boring. I have far too much 'alone' time at work so my mind wanders to a lot of stuff. I asked my supervisor if i could learn the registers as thats what i would love to do. she replied that she couldn't until next year, don't know why as we are so short staffed and they need extras.

They advertise extra shifts or replacing a shift on facebook, which i really hate. but that's how they do it. i asked my supervisor if i could pick up extra shifts even though i don't know the registers. she replied yes thats fine that i would still do cleaning.

The other day a staff member posted she needed someone to do a shift. i was the first one tyo reply and accept the shift. another girl replied after me. the staff member replied back to me saying she would give that shift to the second girl as i don't know tyhe registers. I was so annoyed, angry and then upset. I feel used, and discriminated.

The problem is I am 'too scared' to confront my supervisor and ask again as i don't want the other member to get into gtrouble. so this means that i can't get any extra shifts until i learn the registers.

it is so wrong

the other issue i am having is seeing the old pharmacy customers. it's not an issue in that i see them, they love to talk. some still didn't know i had gone!!! but each time i see them and they say 'oh i am sorry to what happened to you' i get upset, hurt angry at the new owners. i miss the girls i used to work with and the job.

working for a much much bigger organisation is hard. there is so much clicks, so much politics and crap. i try to go in and do my job and go home.

but with so much time on my hands at work i start to think negatively.

i have recentyly had terrible vertigo, a 5 day migraine and today again another headache. i decided to call in sick and was spoken to so rude and short by the supervisor. it's like she doesn't believe me when i call in sick. and my anxiety is extremely high in having to ring her.

i don't have the confidence to leave and get another job. i feel i am not good enough

i am sorry to vent, i know a lot of you are struggling with your own issues. and that i should be thankful that i do have a job, as a lot of people have lost theirs.

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@BlueBay

If it matters to you, it matters. But of course, do what is best for you in this moment.

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I tried the online chat but didn't start the chat. I just couldn't. I'm sorry

@Jynx I feel so down tonight

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@BlueBay that's okay, you have nothing to be sorry for. Perhaps you just weren't in the right headspace for that particular type of support right now. You can always try again later if you feel like it, but for now it's okay to just be.

Have you been over at the meme thread I'm running called the Ice-Memery? Perhaps a little bit of a chuckle could help!

Or maybe instead of trying to lift your mood, you could just... sit in it? Listen to some moving music and let yourself feel it... Sometimes trying too hard to change our mood doesn't help, because we just have to let the feelings do what they need to do.

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@BlueBay

I'm here sitting with you

Action always helps me to settle and reduces my anxiety

And making sure I am eating and drinking enough too

Baby steps my sister

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Think I'll go to bed

blocking it all out would be good

hiding awsy

hoibg away

I need a break

exhaustion has hit me

@Jynx

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@BlueBay For me, things tend to be easier to deal with after a sleep. Hope it's the same for you.

Rest well

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Good night my darling sister @BlueBay , have you had a nice bathe xoxo

Hello my sister xoxo @oceangirl

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Hi my sister @BlueBay

Hope a good night sleep helps you

Talk to you soon.

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@Shaz51 Hi my sister

How are you?

Talk to you soon

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it is one of the hardest things that i really struggle with - not letting my mum's words/behaviour get to me.

i don't know how to let it go.

yesterday i sent the Christmas present with my son as that's what she requested to do. My son works in same area so it made sense for him to take it. He dropped it off at about 7.30am and all day i thought she would ring to say thank you. But no phone call. i was annoyed and angry because to me that was rude. she didn't acknowledge the gift. i started thinking 'she must hate my present' and 'what have i done to deserve her not ringing me'. i bought for them an italian xmas cake, a nice box of chocolates and a really nice bath soap for her and for dad. it was nicely wrapped up with cellophane and ribbon. she knows i am not working so i told her beforehand that it wasn't going to be much.

anyway, this morning, just now she calls and says 'thanks for the present, you shouldn;t have bought us anything especially all the sweet things, they are too sweet for us, we won't eat them!!!!

instead of just saying 'thank you for the gift it's lovely' and that's it, no need to go on about how sweet they are.

then she carries on about the vaccine and they can't have people into their house for two weeks after their vaccine because it takes that long to work!!! WTF. that is rubbish.

anyway, i don't care because they will be alone for Christmas that is their issue, not mine. i did the right thing in sending a nice Christmas present, i was thoughtful and that is all i can do.

but the thing is when i say 'i don't care' - i still do. it still gets to me.

argh she gets to me.

ok time for breakfast, i need a distraction. she is rude, narcissistic, controlling, manipulative - but she is not a real mother

@oceangirl @Shaz51 @Jynx @MDT @Owlunar @Emelia8 @HenryX

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