Dear evasoul:

I don’t see the downside of moving on and placing the other office employees and dynamics in your past. I like the idea that you turn your back (on those who already turned their backs on you) and move forward. You can’t make everyone happy with you, all pleased with you, it is neither possible nor is it a healthy aim to target. If you aim at pleasing everyone in the company (and otherwise in your life), you will dig a hole for yourself where you will be stuck.

And since you don’t like to be stuck (the rut you mentioned in the beginning of your post), then I feel that what you called “silence” and moving on is your best option.

anita