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[quote=Anonymous]These responses are pretty black and white. It could be a combo of things. Maybe OP, in her drive and focus, missed some relationship cueing. At the same time, perhaps her colleagues are feeling vulnerable and threatened. It can be a toxic combo. Ideally, there would be a middle ground. OP would tone it down and do some self-reflection, and her coworkers would own their piece of the problem, which is that op makes them feel bad about themselves in some way. If it's really a poor culture fit, she probably should move on when feasible. In the meantime, she should play nice to make her workdays less stressful. Op, find a way to stimulate and challenge yourself outside of work for a while. Maybe take on a creative pursuit or train for a race or something. Bide your time and don't make waves for a while. If you really dial it back, the social improvements may make you less weepy/sleepless, even if it doesn't do a damn thing for the work itself. It's hard to work in a hostile environment, so work on improving that first.[/quote]

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