Every job I have ever had has followed the same general evolution.
1) Job is great. People are great. I’m happy.
2) Job is great. People are great, but you hear them gripe more. I’m happy, but have a few gripes myself.
3) Job gets to be a bit tiring/taxing, but I still enjoy the work. Some people start to show their true colors a bit, but this typically only means that I figure out that they are really annoying, and that I don’t want to talk to them. I’m happy, but I’m starting to think about how this job isn’t too different from all the others I’ve had.
4) It just goes downhill from here.
Right now I’m somewhere between 2 & 3. People are griping that their raises, that were overdue, were meager at best. One guy is quitting because of it. We have mandatory overtime regularly, but they aren’t hiring people fast enough.
I’m fine, but I can see how this might get a little icky. At least there’s the customers. Never thought I’d be able to say that ever. 🙂