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Fear of Being Watched

Postby Cannon_Ball1 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:01 pm

My workplace is full of CCTV and there are secret cameras too.

It frigging freaks me the hell out. There is nothing worse than having a couple of directors who leave their door while talking about what you`re doing in the office. For two sodding hours I got watched today. Two hours.

Comments like he looks nervous, he is struggling, he looks tired. Do these morons really not realise its because they are panicing and negging me out. How would they like it in my position where they can hear themselves being talked about in real-time? I can even hear bits when their door is shut but I could hear it all today for two sodding hours.

I cannot focus on my job like that, I dont know what the hell I`m doing, and I make a load of mistakes as a result.

How do I:
1. Feel more comfortable about being watched? Mindfulness isnt helping, this is too rooted in me for that to have an effect.
2. Get them to stop watching me or at least be quiet and shut their door when doing it?

Being watched I can cope with but being watched and commented on at the same time freaks me the hell out.
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Re: Fear of Being Watched

Postby Caz0964 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:56 pm

This post caught my eye!

I'm a lorry driver, and I constantly feel like every time I sing or even lose my temper when i'm alone in the lorry, that there's secretly a hidden camera in the cab, or that they are all sitting in the office laughing at me singing etc etc

Sorry I don't have any advice - I just can relate!
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Re: Fear of Being Watched

Postby BelleCat » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:48 pm

If you keep worrying about being watched,you can't do your work properly.Isn't that what you are scared they'll see?
Do as you can.They won't be that stupid to fire an employee just for being tired as long as they do their job well.(Or if they were stupid enough to do so,it wouldn't be THAT hard for you to find another job...right?I mean,If I were you,I'd quit on purpose from a workplace i'm not comfortable in and find another job.But I'm not quite sure you are willing to do that.And I'm not encouraging you to do so.)I know it's sometimes really uncomfortable to be watched,but Just remember you aren't the only one watched.
And the thing is,YOU are the one who knows them better,so you must be the one to decide how to tell them to stop.You can just tell them in a polite manner,but i've never been in such a situation so I can't really choose what to do.
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