Okay first off this let me start by saying this is not about you. Like most any other relationship people sometimes don't mesh and this particular bunch sound like drama queens to start with. If they are going to fire and hire based on personality then they need to treat it like any other relationship and be open about their own personalities and values. You said you offended a few people and they said that "would endanger the well-being and cohesiveness of their small team"? Yeah okay, not a group I'd want to work with in the first place but even if one was going to I'd suggest finding out specifically what offended them and how they felt threatened. Not because I think one should change but in order to avoid similar personality types in future. You are who you are and shouldn't have to change for anyone but that doesn't mean you have to needlessly interact with overly sensitive special snowflakes that'll get offended by you just being yourself.
Frankly I think if people are so overly sensitive they should just order their stuff online.
You are very intuitive! I think my problem was that I spoke up and asked questions challenging the status quo because I personally didn't have a problem or speak badly about anyone there. And to be told that I would endanger anyone (or any thing for that matter) is so far from who I am as a human being that I was completely floored by such a ridiculous statement. LOL
It certainly did have a high school cliquey feel to it and I heard plenty of grumblings and saw the eye-rolls when they talked about each other - not necessarily mean but definitely petty...and none of my business. I wasn't there to make friends. I was there to make a little money.
So the place where I formerly worked manufactured specific products sold exclusively online. It was strange but I never heard the phone ring -- not once!
I guess if I was going to speak my mind about training processes and making things easier for the next warehouse floor monkey they probably thought I would sabotage their customer service efforts - which, in the month-plus that I was there had never actually got to do the job I was hired for. Strange indeed
Yeah be glad you got out when you did. They sound like brainwashed conformist millenials.
"conformist millennials"... I had to chew on that for a little bit because it seems like an oxymoron but we have conformists in every generation. LOL The more I think about it the more relieved I personally am about not returning. My pocketbook, on the other hand, is used to being light. sigh
Most millenials I know don't challenge the establishment. They may be foodies and buy organic food but they don't stand up for the right to own land and grow food. They don't bother with encrypting their data. International trade deals that compromise their civil rights never enter their sphere of attention. Half of them are for gun control. The notion that public education is a form of social engineering never occurs to them. While they may not watch TV they're all over corporate social media, and totally oblivious to the fact they're spamming their personal data to not only the government but every corporation within reach. And the notion of border security is totally foreign to them while at the same time civil rights is also totally foreign. Don't get me started on the vaccinations and health in general. It's just general trust in government and the media. It's not always like that, not all melenials are like that but it seems to be the trend. Very multicultural, very democratic, very hypersensitive to emotions, but also very oblivious half the time of reality. I mean they elected Trudeau for crying out loud because of his looks! And he's not even making weed legal like he promised. I'm not even that bloodly old and there's a marked difference.
But you're right there are conformists and individualists in every generation. We have to do this every time round.