Meanwhile, bring some stylish sunglasses to work and wear them when Mr. Rude opens the blinds blinding you with sunlight. Of course, they will have to be strong enough to do the job, but weak enough to still allow you to read your monitor and papers at your desk. Try to think of the sunlight as beneficial to your health in bringing you Vitamin D and just wear the sunglasses. If people comment on your sunglasses (and they WILL try to make you feel uncomfortable or weird for wearing them even though they KNOW why you must…), just say jokingly, “Life is so good — I gotta wear shades!”

Name: Nancy betty

Country: United kingdom

Now, on another subject, I’m going to correct your paper like I’m an 8th Grade teacher (for your own benefit), partly because it was SO CLOSE to being properly written, but not quite:

I guess that I am IN the same boat with you all.

I am a very junior person in my workplace (ONE WORD), having passED two papers during my junior year. Well, most of my colleagueS are about 4-5 years senior TO me yet some HAVEN’T EVEN (AS OPPOSED TO EVEN HAVEN’T) passED any qualification paper.

Initially, when I joinED the department, everything lookED as if IT WAS going smoothly. But as time WENT by, I begAn to see the ulgy side of “office politics.” (Double quotation, and period goes before the quotation mark at the end.) I was being sneerED AT and also belittleD by my colleagueS and THEY are females!

The climax was when I took a long leave, WHEN all these backstabbers approached my superior and backstabBED me. They MADE MANY negative commentS ABOUT me; you just name it! (VERY GOOD USE OF PUNCTUATION BTW WITH THAT SEMI-COLON.) THEY claimED that I am irresponsible, calculative, AND arrogant etc. I was so shocked and emotionally slapped (USAGE OF THE WORD SLAPPED A LITTLE ODD, BUT OK…) when my superior approached me and talkED to me face-to-face. (EXCELLENT USAGE OF HYPHENS IN FACE-TO-FACE — MOST PPL FORGET TO PUT THEM IN IN PHRASES LIKE THIS!)

I did no harm to them. I am just good AT my job and my superior tendS to like my approach as compareD to theirs. Why am I targetted? I was deeply depressed for the past 28 days…been reflecting over and over again.

So the conclusion is these people are reacting in such a manner because MY working ethics and appearance really threatened them. I guess I should try to be a little MORE low profile than usual but not TO THE extenT that I AM INVISIBLE. (I CHOSE THAT OVER “ELIMINATE” YOU BECAUSE I THINK YOU MEANT BY “ELIMINATE” THE PHRASE “DON’T SEE” YOU, AND ELIMINATE MEANS SOMETHING ELSE).

Keep up the good work, Ben, and maybe throttle it back a bit so they don’t think you are arrogant, as you yourself suggested. Sometimes when we are unsure of ourselves, we overcompensate with an air of excessive confidence to counteract it, which can be viewed by others as arrogance, especially if they ALREADY think highly of you (perhaps more than you actually do of yourself).

Guess that i am on the same boat with you all.

i am a very junior person in my work place having pass two papers during my junior years. Well most of my colleague are about 4-5 years senior than me yet some even haven’t pass any qualification paper.

initially when i join in the department, everything looks as if going smoothly. but as time goes by, i begin to see the ulgy side of ‘office politics’. I was being sneer and also belittle by my colleague and there are females!

the climax was when i took a long leave, where all these backstabbers approached my superior and backstab me. They had all the negative comment on me; you just name it! Claiming that i am irresponsible, calculative, arrogant etc..i was so shocked and emotionally slapped when my superior approached me and talk to me face-to-face.

i did no harm to them. i am just good in my job and my superior tend to like my approach as compare to theirs. why i am targetted? i was deeply depressed for the past 28 days…been reflecting over and over again.

so the conclusion is these people are reacting in such a manner because you working ethics and appearance really threatened them. try to be a little low profile than usual but not till that extend that they eliminate you.