I work with all men except for one other woman who works part time. I work in the sports industry as an office admin/receptionist. I've been here for about 4 months. Most of the guys that I work with have been in this business for over 20 years, some over 30. I don't know what it is about where I work or maybe it's the position that I'm in, but I constantly feel like every task I've been given or any project I've been asked to work on or update, is like some sort of test.
Like today, for instance, I wrote down a message on a piece of paper that wasn't normally a pink message paper and my boss questioned me on it.
: He asked if I would've given the same message to the other two partners or if I did what I did because it was him. We went back and forth, I explained why it wasn't up to par (busy day and just wrote it down on the first piece of paper I found) and basically threw up my hands and left the office. I was SO confused and SO frustrated over something so small that I wanted to scream. I really feel like I'm having to dot every I and cross every T. Now, not all of these guys make me feel this way, it's only a few. I feel like one little miss hap and I'm done.
Do you feel like this where you work? And if so, what have you done to help yourself realize that it is only a job. I tend to take everything I do at work seriously. I'm a perfectionist and when I get busy, I get focused. If I don't SMILE, he says something. Am I in the wrong place?? I really can't afford to look elsewhere as we want to have more kids soon and we need my income AND the market is awful right now.
I really need some constructive advice....I'm going crazy here. I don't dread coming in to work, I just dread seeing certain people. I really need to stop second guessing myself on everything and just do what I've been hired to do, I guess.
Like today, for instance, I wrote down a message on a piece of paper that wasn't normally a pink message paper and my boss questioned me on it.
: He asked if I would've given the same message to the other two partners or if I did what I did because it was him. We went back and forth, I explained why it wasn't up to par (busy day and just wrote it down on the first piece of paper I found) and basically threw up my hands and left the office. I was SO confused and SO frustrated over something so small that I wanted to scream. I really feel like I'm having to dot every I and cross every T. Now, not all of these guys make me feel this way, it's only a few. I feel like one little miss hap and I'm done.Do you feel like this where you work? And if so, what have you done to help yourself realize that it is only a job. I tend to take everything I do at work seriously. I'm a perfectionist and when I get busy, I get focused. If I don't SMILE, he says something. Am I in the wrong place?? I really can't afford to look elsewhere as we want to have more kids soon and we need my income AND the market is awful right now.
I really need some constructive advice....I'm going crazy here. I don't dread coming in to work, I just dread seeing certain people. I really need to stop second guessing myself on everything and just do what I've been hired to do, I guess.
I dunno. Maybe I'm try to read too much in to what he says or how he approaches things and should just go with the flow.
