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Daily Discussion Thread: 🌸 Tuesday, August 27, 2024

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Cheesed off today having to be in the office and overhear some dumb shit opinions ...

Is that fair? I'm not trying to be all cancel culture and newspeak and thought control (incidentally another favourite topic of this person), and I don't care to change the culture at this place, but I think this is a reasonable middle ground where I feel heard and can move forward without attracting unnecessary attention.
- I'd be concerned that this would label you as a troublesome employee
  
  Even without naming names?
  Fwiw I'm 100% confident I'd get the support of my direct supervisor, also there are a zillion reasons why they wouldn't/can't turf me or reduce my role. I also have a fair bit of leverage, and wfh hasn't been an issue so far. I just dont have any formal support atm to know how much longer I can keep doing it.
  If anything I guess it's me warning them that they could lose me if this keeps happening - but instead of management trying to talk to these people (nightmare), in this instance I'd personally prefer wfh, to have the ongoing option of avoiding them and going along my merry way. And nobody would notice tbh. Everyone wins.
  
  Well your own read on the situation and people involved is going to be better than ours of course. I don't know your value to the company or relationship with anyone involved. Just in this situation more often than not I'd keep my head down and ignore it
  
  Which it shouldn’t!
  
  No argument there
- I hate to say this as well but I agree with Ceo in not saying anything.
  It’s one thing to be annoyed at it all but it’s another to change work culture of people who are set in their ways at a workplace.
  Also it sounds like there’s quite a few people there who you’d clash with if you did take it up. Some things are better left alone.
- I wouldn't say anything unless it's directed at me. I'd keep my head down and think about the pay cheque.
  
  Technically, I could just lose this job and up my hours at the other job I have, which pays better and is much closer. I've only been staying in this one to learn from the specific experience of working in a big org (I don't intend to stay long term). At some point I have to ask if the costs are gonna outweigh the benefits, right now not so much yet but I feel like I'll be heading in that direction if I don't do something for myself
- Does this office have the sort of training programs that make those sort of remarks explicitly wrong?
  
  Certainly does, but in this part of the org I dont think anyone really cares, it's a bit of the wild wild west here. Which has its pros, I don't need to be dragged into endless meetings or have to look nice or play as much politics.
  
  In which case start your document chain, be than untearable dedicated notebook or a zillion emails to non-work self. Cover Your Arse. You may want an option other than running away later. Best 🖤
  
  Fingers crossed they let me indefinitely wfh on that day, and that guy sticks to his wfh days, and we won't cross paths again!
  I will definitely be documenting anything relevant and keep that shit aside for when I need to work it to my advantage (if anyone kicks up a fuss about wfh), or if anything more serious happens. I was feeling like maybe I was being an oversensitive sook about it but I kind of feel more empowered now. Thanks!
- I was just thinking yesterday that we just don't have enough public awareness and acceptance of Native Australian languages and dialects.
  I can't think of a single saying from Native Australian culture in common usage, I know a few place names and objects and animals, I know pretty much no kriol.
  This makes me so sad, we are all poorer for the lack.

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