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What’s the hardest thing about your work environment?

Amberet

For me it’s the noise of conversations around me in an open office - I find it really hard to tune out. And being interrupted frequently when I’m focusing on something.

Oh, and hot desking (which I thankfully don’t have to do anymore but made me so anxious every day for years). 

I could go on…!

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  • Having to make some eye contact with customers or other people that I meet daily. Looking close to someone's face feels uncomfortable and too close especially if it's a stranger. Sometimes it feels like they are penetrating my soul with their gaze. I have very little to do with customers because I work in a warehouse of a hardware store, but sometimes when stocking shelves I get approached by a customer with a "short question" and they are unhappy when I inform them that I don't work in this department,  "pls, ask at info on the main aisle". Recently one lady shout at me, when she heard my accent (not native German) I asked her to make sure that she is looking for soil. We were in the department paints and wallpapers. So I thought that I misunderstood. It turned out I didn't. People are crazy. But it's me the one who is viewed as "wrong".

    I could also list noise, but I won't because I'm allowed to wear my earbuds. It's only sometimes painful when I have to drive a trolley on the aisle in the store. I shouldn't cover my ears when I'm in the store. But in warehouse no problem. Sometimes I do cover in the store when the boss does not see it though. 

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  • Having to make some eye contact with customers or other people that I meet daily. Looking close to someone's face feels uncomfortable and too close especially if it's a stranger. Sometimes it feels like they are penetrating my soul with their gaze. I have very little to do with customers because I work in a warehouse of a hardware store, but sometimes when stocking shelves I get approached by a customer with a "short question" and they are unhappy when I inform them that I don't work in this department,  "pls, ask at info on the main aisle". Recently one lady shout at me, when she heard my accent (not native German) I asked her to make sure that she is looking for soil. We were in the department paints and wallpapers. So I thought that I misunderstood. It turned out I didn't. People are crazy. But it's me the one who is viewed as "wrong".

    I could also list noise, but I won't because I'm allowed to wear my earbuds. It's only sometimes painful when I have to drive a trolley on the aisle in the store. I shouldn't cover my ears when I'm in the store. But in warehouse no problem. Sometimes I do cover in the store when the boss does not see it though. 

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