I have gone from being unemployed which felt like too long to now being employed in a job where already after only being there nearly two weeks, alarm bells are ringing. Although I took the job on purely just for more money and to get myself out of the rut im in, I am already feeling the dread of interacting with these toxic people at work. I imagined it was going to be like this but of course its now reality. I have never had a job where I have been a valued member of the team so I am cautious for good reason.  I understand some of the negativity I received was caused from my own projections but not all of it. All the jobs I have had have what you would consider menial jobs, the bottom of the ladder, the work nobody wants to do barring the exception of where I have briefly had my own business as a professional. The business was not viable for me to continue and I was struggling to make ends meet and still am so I have put this on hold for now due to other personal reasons. I am still unsure if I will give it another go but for now my priority is needing more money. As this job doesnt pay very well, I will have to take on as many hours as possible to make a difference in my income. I am worried this will affect my mental well being as my last job I was bullied and it knocked my confidence so much even with the little self esteem I had. The type of people im working with are very intrusive, wanting to know personal things about me and my life and are not shy about asking either. Its the way the majority people are in the town where I live. I have no interest in making friends with these types of people as I have had this treatment for too long off my family. They gossip about each other, complain alot, dont listen, lie and one person has already asked if I could drive her back home from work every day because she has no transport. It was awkward but I had to lie and said that I couldnt as I have an arrangement to pick up my daughter. I felt a bit guilty for saying no as I used to be like that, trying to get what I can from others as I felt I lacked so much and didnt have enough resource of my own but I feel like a lesser person because I lied. I have lied about my previous place of work, again because I dont want them to know my business. If I told them the truth, I would get judged and would be treated with disrespect. I want to be as authentic as I can but in my last job I was very honest about who I was and when I answered their questions and I ended up getting bullied for it. Should I just suck it up and try to keep my head down and keep reminding myself that this job wont be forever? I havent slept properly either. I am getting about three hours a night so I know this will definetly be affecting how I see things.