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JT

Today I'm interviewing for a new job, and applying for another. Keen on both positions for different reasons, I am awake at 3am, filled with anxiety. After some reflection it's not entirely directed at the interview process. In both cases I suspect I will again be placed in an open-plan office and expected to concentrate and not become overwhelmed.

Without a formal diagnosis (a personal decision I may come to regret) how can I navigate not working open-plan if that's how their office works?? I've done it before and my body just remained in a state of shock and I developed IBD which only settles when I'm alone for days at a time nd

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  • Thanks for the input guys. Work have been ok generally, but my manager specifically hasn't really. So about a month ago I asked his boss (who I am pretty friendly with) if I could switch to a new manager - for entirely professional reasons. Nothing to do with him personally, and I was very clear about that.

    Instead of discussing it with me, he went straight to my manager and told him. I was distraught. My manager then had a 121 with me and asked me about it saying it found it entirely strange that I didn't speak to him first (but why would I? He was the issue I was trying to move away from).

    So since then I've stayed under his management, and we are fine. But there is now an elephant in the room feeling of weirdness between us.

    Why can't we choose our work relationships like we do our private ones UnamusedSo frustrating. The stress has caused me to apply for other jobs, and my IBD to flare up

  • in reply to JT

    some managers never get it when they are the issue --- i have come across this several times 

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