I had an awful experience with management and coworkers. For five months the Captain and one of the Mates who was basically second in command were targeting me specifically in retaliation for when I went to one of the mates about how the second in command made me uncomfortable with how she talked to me when giving me critiques six days in. After that during my five months there, I was pulled out a minimum of two times every few weeks. I dealt with bullying and double standards from them about things like my pronouns, neurodivergency, breaks, needing rides, and communication with coworkers. When I would bring up the reasons I was being pulled aside and lectured/critiqued to coworkers, they would point out how this never would happen to them despite doing the same things. My last day there before I quit I was pulled to the back for two hours by my Captain and 2nd in command, where I was told they had never had this many problems with a crew member and brought up when i first went to one of the mates about how the second in command had made me uncomfortable. That was when I knew I had to leave. Every critique was followed by how this is a positive work culture they worked hard to cultivate and how I was making it negative. It's hard to be positive when you're always having to watch everything you do. I had some great mates! But if the 2nd in command or store captain doesn't like you, it's an AWFUL experience. I was also bullied for a few months by a coworker who other crewmates had had issues with as well.
