Mental Health in the Workplace by Verywell Mind

Lt Col Charlie Brown Too bad it is when I am in class. Sounds interesting.

I have a hostile work environment. The cats are always bothering me to go out or for more food. The puppy is constantly making messes and then expects me to clean them up, and THEN he wants me to stop what I'm doing and go play with him. The cafeteria crew quit, so I have to go over there and not only fix myself food, but have to do dishes and wash down counters and sweep/mop floors! And the janitorial staff isn't doing their jobs, either, so if I want a clean area and empty trash cans, I have to do it myself! Same with the restrooms! And then there is my boss...Constantly interrupting me with wanting to know if my work is done yet? Did I take care of that memo, have I made the phone calls I needed to do, and why aren't I at a meeting that they scheduled with me? And then constantly piling on more work! New intell analysis on projects need to be done, software updated, (and the IT crew never answers the phone, so I have to do it myself). Finance and HR never listen when I send memos! I just want to do my work, write stories that entertain people and do a little art on the side. But, no! That never seems to make it to the schedule after all the other things get done! I was going to tell my boss that I quit, but I knew what they would say..."You can't quit, you live here! Get back to work!" I have decided to tell my boss that I need more mental health days, you know, some comp time for all the overtime I do here! But, my boss is still pretty STRAC, and rarely lets up. Maybe I need to schedule my boss a vacation, so that I can have a rest....but, Ms. Brain never sleeps. (The problems of working from home for yourself...)

I'll try to add the class/webinar to my schedule....but don't know if I can get the time off.