I started working at my dream job. I was excited by my classes and my students... about my coworkers and bosses too, but only at the beginning. I started speaking with a colleague who is my age and lived in the same neighborhood as me.
One time, he started to told me that some teachers were speaking badly about me, saying that: I was too young to do work like this; I had no experience; and I'd give up soon, anyway. I actually had multiple bosses because the school was a familiar business. I started to notice how rude they were to their employees. One time, I saw a teacher leaving the principal's office in tears, she was resigned of her "own accord", because my boss swore and yelled at her. I was shocked. Over time, I heard more and more bad things about this school.
I am now retired, but taught for 40 years in Japan and Taiwan. My advice is to focus on the students and not to worry much about office politics. . . that helped me stay calm.
I don't work as a math teacher anymore. It's sad because it was my dream. I'm going to tell you why in one of the parts of my history. I had a serious health problem. Perhaps it was due to all the stressful situations at school, or maybe it was related to the Pfizer Covid vaccine. That's the twist in my story!