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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it was terrible for my mental health and contributed to a major depressive episode. I had pre-existing self-esteem issues, which is part of how I wound up in that situation. But going to work everyday (where I was good at my job, and worked hard) knowing pretty much everyone I worked with thought very little of me was incredibly demoralizing. I should have quit much sooner than I did but it kind of snowballed -- their lack of faith in me made me feel like I could never get a job somewhere else, so I put off looking, and the longer I stayed the worse it got.

I wound up leaving for the first job I could fine, which was not a good job and paid poorly. BUT the people there actually appreciated me and quickly recognized I was way overqualified for that position, and I moved up fast and then into another job and recovered. I still don't understand what it was that caused the total lack of respect in that one job. It had never happened before or since. I'm a very baseline competent person who is extremely conscientious, so even if a job isn't a great fit, I'm never going to be terrible at it. But those folks just did not like me, and viewed me as silly and extraneous, and nothing I said or did was going to change that. I am still confused as to how I even got that job, unless they were looking for a punching bag.[/quote]

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