Am I overreacting?
No connection
Lately, I’ve realized that I feel completely disconnected from my colleagues at work. Part of that is probably my own doing. I work from home a lot, I rarely join team outings, and mentally I’ve just been exhausted because of everything that has happened recently.
A family member unexpectedly passed away not long ago, which hit me hard. Because of that, I had to reschedule an appointment with a client. I explained the situation respectfully, and the only response I received was: “Ok, make sure you document it in the file.”
Maybe it wasn’t intended badly, but in that moment it really made me question where the empathy is. I’m tired of feeling emotionally detached and monitored at the same time, as if I constantly have to prove myself.
The strange thing is: the job itself is good, the salary is good, and objectively there’s nothing wrong. But I simply don’t feel any connection with the people around me, and that starts to weigh heavily on me mentally.