Hi Vlad,

Your workplace conditions are EXTREMELY important, especially when you are spending so much time there! I can relate to your blight somewhat – even though my conditions aren’t quite that bad. We have air conditioning here, but they keep it as cold as a meat locker. There’s also black mold present in the floor above me, which I’m sure can somehow circulate down to where I’m at. Before I asked to be moved, I was basically stuck back in a corner of the office with a cubicle all around me – next to an area that was being used for storage of dusty decorations that had been taken down off the walls and never put back up. There are other very negative things here, too. So yeah, I can relate somewhat. I’ve stuck it out for over two years now (almost 3) due to my schedule and other personal reasons.

Here’s what I’ve decided and this would be my advice to you, too. You have to decide what is and what is not in your control. If you feel that there’s really nothing you can do about how things are run at your job, or that the owners aren’t interested in making conditions better for their employees, then I would look for employment elsewhere. It’s what I plan to do when the timing is right. I spent many months being so angry about my current situation, until I finally realized that being upset wasn’t helping or solving anything. I also realized that there was nothing that I alone could do to make changes at my job. That’s when I knew that the only solution was to move on.

However, since this job is new for you, maybe there is a way for you to make a change. If you really want to keep the job, and feel that at some point you could make a suggestion to management, then by all means I would try that if I were you. It nothing changes, though, then you shouldn’t have to jeopardize your health for the sake of this job, especially if there are others available. Good Luck!

• This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by Rebecca.