If you can afford to quit and it will give you some peace of mind, by all means, treat yourself. If you quit your job for this reason, something else will replace your colleagues as the target of your understandable frustration. And that you’ve been pushed to this point leads me to believe you’re more frustrated with the general state of affairs in the world than your colleagues, however willfully ignorant they seem to be. There’s no guarantee you will find a workplace where everyone shares your values. But quitting your job isn’t necessarily the solution. Their actions put you and everyone you come into contact with at risk, no matter how careful you are.
To work with people who are either actively or passively defiant while managing pandemic fatigue is incredibly trying. As we enter the third year of living with Covid-19, it’s hard to not be absolutely furious with the significant number of Americans who have chosen to not vaccinate or wear masks, and otherwise refuse to do the bare minimum to support public health. Should I stick it out and see how Covid plays out? Right now, my negative feelings toward my colleagues are really leading to some very long days. I thought I would retire from this company in five years. None of our conversations about Covid have gone well.
I have had my boss’s ear, but he is sick of talking about Covid (unlike the rest of us, who love it!), dismisses concerns because the pandemic has “been politicized,” and calls me into meetings with him when he can barely talk through his stuffy nose. People show up every day with “colds” without questioning whether that cough might be the virus. Mask mandates are gone and were never really enforced. Even though none of my colleagues was going to end up being my BFF, I admired them for their skills and lack of pretension.Įnter Covid, and I am now seething with resentment toward most people in the office. I am the liberal book nerd in what feels like a sea of Fox News fans, but in the past we have shied away from politics and gotten along well. I have worked for three years as a legal adviser to the president and founder of a growing company of about 100 people. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to.