I work as a horticulturist at a large corporation hardware store. Its a incredibly toxic place that causes even the nicest of people to treat each other badly. A seething toxic cesspool of negativity. People watch and spy on each other to find things to report to management. 

I very almost gave notice today- my plan was to give 4 months notice to give myself time to come up with a plan/work on my side hustle. I've been super unmotivated and spend most of my free time on volunteer causes so I'm just constantly exhausted. 

That would have been such a naive thing to do. My workplace would accused me of disloyalty, wanted me gone asap and bullied me out. I have a mortgage to pay and would have faced homelessness. 

Its tricky to work in such a place with my sensitivity and reactivity. But I need to earn a living also. And it doesn't do my career any good to quit- I want to teach horticulture eventually and I need to have current industry experience.

The point of the post was to vent mostly. 😊

Do you work in a toxic environment? Do you have coping tips?