My office has a very rough environment. Basically, you are in the "favorite" group, or you are not. If you are a favorite, you get away with murder. I, on the other hand, feel like the red-headed step child of the office. I'm just searching for a new job as fast as I can- the money is just not worth the stress!

[QUOTE=ShirleyGoodness;463]How would you react to an inconsistent boss or a workplace where there were no clear cut rules. When other co-workers seem to be doing  their own "thing" would you find being in such an atmosphere difficult or do you think you could go with the flow?[/QUOTE]

I think it depends. If I was working in such a place and not being punished or wrote up for doing my own thing I'd be OK with it. But if I the opposite of it was true and I was being wrote up for doing my own thing when not clear cut rules existed I'd find that a difficult situation.
In the place I work at now, I was first told that I could organize items my own way and come up with a system that works for me. I have been doing that and NOW being wrote up for it. I have been doing my job and organizing the way I figured was easy for me and doing my own system. And now being punished for it. So at times companies appear to have NO clear cut rules or system when they actually do. They just don't tell you up front and you have to learn it as you go. That makes it more difficult to deal with. I'd rather have a clear cut system and rules in place.

With globalism and subsequent continuing changes in the workplace it seems that the focus is on homeland security, personal safety and security and not getting sick rather than on worker satisfaction, stress and consistency.

Changes in the workplace are easier for some to handle than others. Some don't adapt well to change even if they are Christians. As always it is still a matter of taking as much as you can stand without quitting or getting sick. It is more competition of will and character than skill, interpersonal skills or education.

With globalism and subsequent continuing changes in the workplace it seems that the focus is on homeland security, personal safety and security and not getting sick rather than on worker satisfaction, stress and consistency.