High school, for me, at least, was not hell, and I was only bullied once. I was mainly baffled by the whole thing, like "Dude, what is wrong with you?"
I've enjoyed my jobs, though I have to say that where I am working now has an excellent work environment, much better than where I worked previously. Previously, if you were support staff, they were very strict and pretty much treated you as if you were a child. Where I work currently, the atmosphere is more relaxed, and their primary concern is that you get your work done well and in a timely manner.