Hate job - how to cope?

[Littlelambpeep]

I have a job I used to love. There 14 years. It's a professional occupation but most people have become less than professional. Many birch, some have special favours from management and several are in friendship groups that go for coffee and gossip most days and it is difficult to get away from the negative vibe.

I am actively seeking other work but there is none in my field without a commute (small children elderly parents etc)

So in the meantime I don't go to staff break/ christmas party. I distance myself. Work hard in the actual job and still have huge anxiety about going in everyday.

I am going to get back into reading so I have a book to look forward to at break (in my car) and try and have something to look forward to once a week (blow dry etc)

Other than that.. What can I do?

Birch not birch.

Sorry I commute 38 miles a day. Could do a bit more but not willing to go for over an hour

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Bitch?

can you change the subject, try and lighten up, can you pinpoint the ring leader?
if you can't beat them, join them, ?

It's hard. Some comments are personal (what I feel is racist but they don't see it).
Hard to explain. A lot of eye rolling and unprofessional behaviour. A couple of people rise above it all. Don't engage in any non work conversation. Keep it bright and breezy. I just can't seem to master it.

Some staff mock and we work in a high pressured environment and there is enough going on without it

The comments aren't at me as such but I know it goes on because they do it about everyone