Hi I saw this post and it resonated with me based on some prior experiences at work. I hope I can offer some comfort below by sharing my own.
Ask yourself, what do you need? What would make you happy? What would fix all of this? If you can make a list, then you can ask people directly for the things that you need, 1-1, face to face if possible, and see what they say. This has been immensely helpful to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication#Components
Apart from that, if you just need the world to see what you have seen, and you don't really trust that you can solve this with interpersonal relationships, may I humbly suggest, and I'm not joking at all when I say this, a 90-minute YouTube video to get it all out of your head. Maybe you don't even post it.
> It just feels like The Work is too important and I don't matter in the grand scheme of things, the wheels of the machine must keep spinning. But if I don't matter, does anyone else?
I think about this constantly. I don't believe in impersonal work. I think it's a terrible, awful lie that serves as an excuse to dismiss those from whom we extract value and nothing more. You should matter. That said, I've never been a part of a community that truly took care of me. It has only ever been individuals. Seek out and strengthen those alliances. See above.
All the best this year and thank you for your care and hard work.
Thankful Machine
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