Asch.. the gang mentality is horrible and ugly.. it always amazes me how adults can so easily can become part of it.. Ive stood up against it before... F&%@ them...hold your head high .. their behavior is shameful and THEY should be embarrassed..nothing like bullies in a work place.. this is not your fault.. you are a kind and caring soul.. sending love to you..xo

Thanks, I'm just glad I have my real friends here at DS to help me through this

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My random thought for the morning................Why would anyone want to get up before the sun comes up?

Wonders why I even get out of bed somedays.

I am wondering the same thing myself Max. Why did I bother coming to work today? I'm not appreciated or even liked. I feel like I am the office outcast and everyone's punching bag.

Tends to be the same in most work places with us. Myself, I tend to be so sarcastic that most people tend to give me wide birth these days or be so nice it just scares the hell out of them (joys of mood swings). Sometimes you just have to lay honesty (not so much disclosure) on them before they will let their guard down themselves.

I think I will just stay in my cubicle and avoid all contact other than that which is absolutely nedessary. I am always nice to my co-workers. I don't understand why they aren't nice to me in return.

Some people just don't trust someone whos nice to them just as some don't like being abused (more humour then anything).

I tend to have troubles fitting in at the best of times. If you have a group that have known each other for a while, you can find it hard to break into that group. You really need a strong personality to overcome that.

Kind of wondering if it not time for you to look elsewhere for work you seemed a little stressed and that the worst thing for your mental health.

Random thought. Can you read my handwriting and understand me with my Australian accent?

I have been here for five and a half years now. I refuse to let them run me off. I will get through this. Most of the time everyone is really nice to me. It's just a few people who like to go behind my back and make my life miserable.

Why, Max, your handwriting is very good and I have no trouble understanding your Australian accent. Did you know that to most American females an Australian accent is kind of a turn on?

I think you have to specify on what area and background of Australia and Australians the accent turns you on. Theres a few that include not moving the mouth because it lets the flys in when outside.

really? I would imagine my accent might be difficult to understand at times. I have a deep southern American drawl.

I made friends with an English male once who said I dont have an Australian Accent.
On the other hand went to London a few years ago and think I played it up that I had a very thick Australian Accent or maybe I picked it up being around some of the indigenous Australians.

I know my accent gets thicker as I get older