One thing for sure: during hard times you always find out who your real friends are or who you can truly count on; or do you?
I’m not one to call everyone I meet my friend, but I like to keep people at a distance and my friends pretty close.
People are funny, I see so much since taking on this last job. People are always gossiping about nothing and then smiling in your face the next. My name hasn’t been in any of the gossiping conversations (at least I think) because I keep to myself, but it is funny to watch folks stab one another in the back just to climb a little higher and receive a little more pay.
It’s even more amazing to see how supervisors act and respond. It amazes me to see favoritism being played no matter how the situation went down.
I have seen backstabbing, gossip, lies, jealousy, mistreatment and much more in a company where there is mainly woman with a staff team of 20-25 people.
I often think to myself; would the environment be a little more different if it were majority men? I hear that men compete differently than women; is this true?
I just stand by and watch and smile, because I don’t care to fit in. I don’t plan on being employed there to long. If things were different, I guess I would be a part of the gossip, because I would be working my butt off to be “Head Supervisor”…who wouldn’t want more money? But I would see no reason to lie to bring someone else down!
I would just get to the top fairly but aggressively!
It is quite sad to see so many ladies smiling and hanging out together and then backstabbing one another. I guess the saying is true at this company keep your friends close but your enemies closer!
