Irked (rant)

I had mentioned a while back that I had started a new job, well now I know why the position was opened in the first place. For starters, it is an all women staff. I mean ALL women. So you have the cattiness, passive-aggressive behavior, and gossip. There are also some women that fuel the fire due to their own immaturity.

Unfortunately, management is not much better. They have poor communication skills, terrible follow-through, and seem easily annoyed. When I started I made it a point to let them know that I was going to be taking classes. At my first request to structure both work and school; it was not warmly received. It was taken more as a nuisance. I have yet to hear back on the "approval " to go forward and register for courses. (There is limited availability on the classes I want to take, too) It has been a week and I have made two attempts to get answers, all without avail. This is my 2nd encounter in such lack of follow-through.

My first was for some off-site training needed to do my job. I tried daily to get something worked out with the lead that does the schedule but when the day finally came I was called out for not being at work. Even though a different manager had signed me up for the class, given approval, and stated they would talk to the scheduling lead about it. Yet it never happened. Frustrating!

Also, I am getting direction from my own peers (What is the point of having 3 supervisors if I need to take direction from my own co-workers?) and the information often contradicts itself among peers. I have on numerous occasions been told to do A, B, and C. Yet someone else has stated C is not done anymore and I have been ignoring D. Yet I did not know D existed nor that I was responsible for doing it.

Plus, when hired it was not mentioned that one of the patients/clients was aggressive and a biter. Sadly this was not mentioned to another new staff person and she had to experience it first hand. She resigned the next day. I too feel a bit deceived about that one.

In short, I am looking for another job opportunity that is more flexible and will allow me to pursue my educational ambitions. I know there is a lot of cattiness and office politics in most working situations. I would rather have it be minimal then the feeling of being back in high school again.

I do feel guilty though, having worked there for such a short time. Thoughts?