Too feel so miserable and trapped?

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I am struggling at my job - it is such a catty office with lots of gossip.

I sit with two women who are the most negative people on the planet. Everything I do gets commented on with digs and sarcastic comments but it is done in such a way that if I told someone what they were saying it would sound really insignificant.

It is like being at school - I feel sick before I go to work each day. Yet I feel bad even moaning as there are so many people without jobs. :(

It just seems to be getting to me more and more. Not sure if I am getting more sensitive too it. The tough thing is that they can be nice but then are nasty 5 mins later! The manager knows what goes on but nothing is ever done.

I can't even breathe right! Yet I feel stuck as this is the only job I have had and I don't know what I would be good at. I have just been picked apart to the point where I don't feel capable of doing anything.

You poor thing. That sounds awful!Work bullies can make your life such a misery.

You must get a new job. Just because it's the only job you've ever had, it doesn't mean you won't find another one! It sounds like these women have totally eroded your confidence. I'm sure there are lots of things you are good at - don't let a pair of horrible cows bring you down! Can you go and register with a recruitment consultant - they can take a look at your skills and experience and put you forward for some new opportunities?

You are absolutely not trapped! A year from now, or hopefully sooner, you'll be in a new job that you like much better, and free from these bullies. Good luck.x

YANBU. But you shouldn't put up with it either. You must either make a formal complaint to your manager/higher up, or look for another job. Don't doubt your abilities - you are already doing a job under pressure so you will have no problem turning your hand to something else.
Remember you're not in the wrong, the two bitches you work with are. If it really gets too much then go to the GP and ask for some counselling.
If you need help with making a complaint at work try ACAS or CAB. Good Luck x

how horrible :(

but you are not powerless OP - please do report it, go to your union, got to your HR dept, look at their Bullying at Work policy and fight back x

this may help

I never thought of it as bullying - they can be really nice at times but that just makes me unsettled as I don't know what they are going to say next.

The managers know about them but nothing gets done - the women just say that they are being discriminated against or bullied themselves.

I don't know what I am good at or what I would want to do - there aren't many jobs around here.

Between them and a supervisor that talks to me like I am stupid I don't feel like I can do anything. Sounds pathetic!

I keep looking at job websites! I have some qualifications but most are tied in with what I do now.

Can you get someone who is on your side but also realistic ( honest ) to go thru your cv very thoroughly. An outside opinion on your skills, qualifications and what you have to offer could be very valuable. You sound like your confidence is so low that you cannot be objective about your chances of finding a new job. See what other people think about your abilities.
Is there any opportunities for training etc to make getting a new job easier.
Try and remember who is the dickheads here and stay strong.

I keep feeling drawn to caring type jobs but they don't seem to pay well at all. I guess I want to do something that feels worthwhile and don't want to spend the whole of Sunday dreading Monday.

Today was another day of snippy comments then acting like they never happened. Maybe they don't realise what they are doing.