I started a job just over a year ago that required me in the office 2-3 times a week. On the days I was in the office, I had a nice desk and some natural light. The office is tiny and only has one panel of windows at the front - so you can imagine, the further toward the back you go, the darker it gets. It’s dingy and not the nicest of spaces.
Company has been doing really badly and therefore paused our benefits. I understand and was on board - the most important benefit to me right now was the flexibility of working from
home.
A few months ago, the company CEO asked everyone to come in at least 4 days a week. So, no benefits and in the office more. Since everyone else agreed, I felt like I couldn’t question it so have been going in at least 4 days.
To make more room for all employees to be in more often, they’ve moved me and my team down into the basement. No natural light and I work directly with people high up in the company who have been stressed to high heavens (because the company is doing so badly) and create a bad atmosphere. We are in silence 9 hours a day with no natural light, no benefits, no/limited WFH. They had to get rid of the only person doing HR in the company so I can’t go there (he wasn’t very good anyway, but still!) to cut costs.
I am constantly told by the CEO that things are about to get better. They are waiting for a cash injection and then we can renovate the office and also he plans to have us go back to working from home 2-3 days a week. However, the timelines and goal posts keep moving for this and I’m becoming increasingly anxious - I hate going into this office. They also had to skip my pay review (for obvious reasons) and I know I am worth more.
What’s more is that I work with a woman who is very nice but she can be condescending (telling me how to do very obvious parts of my job, that I am fully capable of owning/she is not my manager and is not part of my role!). She barely does anything all day but text off her computer and types so so obnoxiously loudly. Every time I look at her screen, she’s texting (I know I shouldn’t be looking, but her constant loud typing is awful).
I don’t know what I’m asking for really but some advise would be welcome. I like the actual work I do (most of the time) and would like to give this place a chance before I look at leaving but my health is starting to suffer. I have not been able to take time off since last April. I am just drained.