Am I better off leaving the job?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been having problems at work where I’m constantly being made fun of and harassed. I kinda slouch a little and people would mock me saying “My back hurt!” almost everyday.

Mind you, I have no issues with my back hurting at all, I do have slight discomfort on my left shoulder since I use it more than my other arm.

And it’s obvious that they’re doing it towards me cause they’ll say it and then look at me to see if I’ll react. I told someone what’s been going on because at that point it’s harassment since it’s been going on everyday now.

And I also don’t get why it’s happening because I’m always told I’m such a good worker and blah blah blah, yet they’re the same people joking about me.

And I know I’m a good worker. I don’t go around spreading gossip, or starting stuff with people. I will be going to the manager about it as well but if things don’t get solved then they’ll lose their “good worker”.

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I also wanna try to find another job before leaving this one so I’m not unemployed struggling to look elsewhere. I’m trying to hang on but ignoring what’s been going on doesn’t work

[Anonymous]

So did they just start this? How immature are they? lol Do you ignore them? Usually people will do that to get a rise out of you, so if you ignore them completely, it should stop, but some people are just that immature. Do you like the job, just not the people? If your manager isn't as immature as they are, then I'd just report them. Say they are making it hard for you to do your job efficiently and they'll do something about it. They want productive employees, so if something is causing you to be less productive, they want to know about it if it's "fixable".

[Asker]

It’s been going on for weeks. And these people are at least 15-20 years older than me. They’re definitely old enough to know better. I do like the job and it is the people that are making it worse for me

[Seizure]

To begin, get your preferences and priorities in their correct order. Ask yourself, "Do you enjoy your current job" and is it a job with properties that would be hard to find again?

If you don't enjoy the job, then it's easy and just find something better. At least there would be less daily stress. If it is a job that is hard to find again, then you might have to do some personal strengthening and positive motivation.

You know yourself that nothing is wrong with you. So what the group of colleagues are doing is just harassment. To give them a kick back, just let them call you anything they want. Let it go in one ear and out the other ear. This will aggitate them back that they can't do anything verbal to you. It just shows their level of integrity and respect for others is not good. Only when they try to do things physically then it will get serious.

So just ignore them and avoid them unless required by work.

[Asker]

I have been ignoring but it just gets worse as the weeks go on. And it’s like damned if I do, damned if I don’t. If I don’t speak up it’ll keep happening, and if I do speak up things will get worse. That’s why I considered leaving

[Seizure]

You can try bringing it up to the boss first and see if they get any punishment and change. If you have tried but things don't change, then it would be better for you to change your job because it is your health that is more important and especially when it involves your daily work environment.

[thakurr]

I didn't read the full context but if you're leaving your job then make sure your risk and have backup plan