December 9
Yesterday was pretty nice. I did some cleaning and laundry during the day, and by the time it hit 4, I kind of just assumed my coworker got busy and the thrift store trip was off, but she texted me around 6 asking if I was still down to go. I said as long as the store's open that late, of course I'm down. So we went to a Savers. I didn't end up getting anything. I'm kind of picky, and I only like to get stuff if I feel like I absolutley have to have it. She did get a few things though, so I'm glad the trip wasn't a flop in that way. I didn't mind not finding anything though, because I was mostly there to just hang out and chat anyway. Most activities are fun if you're with the right people. I really haven't been able to just talk one on one with a coworker outside of work, because every other time I've gone out with them, it's been to a bar which really isn't my favorite way to spend time with people. I like more chill activities. The only reason I agree to go to bars with my coworkers is because I'm scared they'll stop inviting me to things and they won't want to talk to me outside of work and I'll stay a work only friend. And I want to make actual lasting friendships and connections.
It was kind of crazy because when we were at Savers, we actually ran into another one of our coworkers. We had told him we might be going the day before when we were all at work and invited him if he wanted to come and he said he might, but I don't think my coworker had texted him at all, he just happened to show up at the exact same time as us. He was dropping off some stuff there with his girlfriend, but he came up to us smiling and was like "I knew I'd see you guys here". I think his girlfriend may be shy, because he said she was gonna come get her and introduce her, but they just ended up leaving. I never even saw her face, just the back of her as she walked out. Or maybe she's the type to not like her boyfriend to be talking to other girls. I don't know. I would have liked to meet her though-- he's talked about her a bit and he's a nice person for a man so I'm sure his girlfriend is nice too.
After he left, my coworker and were talking a bit about our other coworkers, and the guy that I keep arguing with came up. Apparently he also compains to her about me. Which, I guess I can't be mad because I do the same thing, but at the same time, it was still infuriating to me because she is an assistant manager. So he is technically complaining to a higher figure of authority about me, specifically in how he thinks I don't do my job well, which could actually have serious consequences. Like, what if she took what he said to heart, and I got disciplined or even fired because of it? And the thing that makes me so angry about it all is that he is not good at the work he does. He is incredibly lazy, he cuts so many corners, he half asses pretty much everything, he made a huge mistake that ended up costing the store like $80. Yet he complains about me, singles me out, the person who not only has only been working here for 2 months, but who has never worked a retail job before in their life. Meanwhile, he's a transfer to our location, so while he hasn't worked at our store specifically for very long either, he has worked at the company itself for years. He's also 4 years older than me. So he's just punching down, singling me out, trying to tattle on me, probably to deflect from the fact that he is the one who actually is incompetent. And my coworker aknowedged this, she agreed, she said she was annoyed at how little effort he puts in. So I'm glad she can see that. But the problem is that she is not the only manager. And she kind of got demoted a bit, so I don't know if she's technically even an assistant manager anymore, idk she's in this kind of limbo between a keyholder and an assistant manager. Anwyay, that is to say that there are 2 other people at my job who hold the assistant manager title (there is a manager, but he manages multiple store locations, so he only comes in every few weeks or so so he isn't as relevant here). Basically, I'm scared that the coworker I have an issue with will complain to the 2 assistant managers about me, and they will be less able to see through his BS. I know that one of them does seem to just eat up everything he says. I think because she thinks he's hot or whatever.
Can I just say though, he really thinks he's something and other people have said to me oh he's a pretty boy, but I don't even think that. Maybe this is just me being extra petty, but he's very average looking to me. Or maybe his personality is just so ugly, it's all I can see.
Today I went to therapy and I just cried and cried and cried. About that stupid guy at my work. I hate that what he says and how he acts gets to me so much. I hate that no one does anything about it. I hate that people see him say mean things to me and they just sit there and let him say them. You might just say well that's life, you just have to deal with people like that. Then why should I want to live? I hate that I'm so fragile some 28 year old asshole who still works a minimum wage retail job can make me wish I was dead. And I know that if he understood the extent to which he was affecting me, he wouldn't even care. He'd probably just think it was funny.
Another thing that happened today-- I've tried to figure out how to phrase this without giving away personal details that aren't mine to give, but basically my coworkers love to be messy and I'm realizing how I truly can't trust any of them or tell any of them anything, because it seems like one of my coworkers told another one of my coworkers something I said but they phrased it in a way that I did not, and in doing so, it made me seem like an asshole and really insensensitive. And I'm worried the coworker this thing was told to was offended or hurt by these words that I never actually said. And I don't know if the coworker who told him this was just misinterpreting what I said or phrasing it poorly herself, or if this was malicious and she was purposley taking what I said and twisting it and giving it the least charitable interpretation possible. And I tried to clear it up and tell the person who this got back to the truth and apologize if they were hurt and explain what I was actually trying to say, but he hasn't replied to me and I'm scared he hates me and I've irrepreably damaged this relationship and he won't want to talk to me or be my friend and he hates me and the coworker who told him this thing also hates me because why would she interpret what I said in the way she did and I just dont know. I don't want to go to work tomorrow. The coworker I fight with isnt even working tomorrow I dont care I dont want to talk to these people why is there so much drama I dont want to be apart of this I just want friends I just want people to understand me and love me and no one understands me and no one loves me and I feel so alone.