Good evening everyone,
I feel like I’m in a bit of a situation at work. I’m a teacher in a secondary school and started at this new school just under a year ago. It has not been easy and is the hardest I’ve ever had to work in a very long time. I have a very good relationship with my line manager and we’ve never had an issue. However, there’s another teacher in my department who I get on with and we sometimes have lunch together, however, she does cause a lot of havoc and complains about every single thing to SLT. My line manager is also her line manager but they both hate each other and there are many many issues between them. My line manager has recently been acting off with me, and I think it’s because she thinks I’m close to this other teacher. I’ve started to develop a lot of anxiety over this and feel that maybe I should stay away from the other teacher, even though she considers us good friends. I just don’t want to be dragged into any work drama! There are some serious issues going on with this teacher at the moment with other members of staff. I don’t even know why I’m getting so much anxiety over this. For example today, I kept myself to myself and felt a lot happier not socialising! The school environment is already very toxic and I just don’t want to ruin my relationship with my line manager.
AIBU to distance myself from my work colleague who is also in the same department? Or should I just carry on socialising with her as I do think she’s a lovely person. However, major issues going on with her at the moment with line manager. Line manager is not talking to me properly now. I already suffer with anxiety and it’s all stemmed from years of being in the teaching profession and all the stress it brings. I left teaching for a few years and felt a lot better mentally, however, I decided to come back into teaching and my anxiety seems to be off the roof.
Thank you xx