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O/T Wearing my heart on my sleeve with co-workers??

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Submitted by jojo68 on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 10:37am

Maybe I am just being a baby or maybe something has happened that has literally turned a few of my co-workers against me. I have not changed so I don't understand. I have tried to be a nice person and I never am rude or mean to anyone. I guess my biggest fault is going along and talking s**t along with the rest of them to not feel left out and to try and fit in. Now everything I say is made out to be a potential lie. Hard to explain but I am made out to be one of those people who just says things for the sake of saying them. I am really frustrated and just don't know what happened to make these few people who once liked to talk to me (or seemed to) to act this way. For Example:
Co-worker: Does anyone recognize the area code 325?

Me: It sounds familiar to me....I can't remember maybe Austin area

Mean Co-worker: No it isn't

Me: Well maybe up farther north Waco perhaps...I just know I have seen that area code several times

Mean Co-worker: Why are you just making things up??? What is next the whole Dallas Metroplex

Me: ?? No Don't think it's Dallas

Another Co-worker looks it up on his phone and says it is NW Texas area.

Me: Oh now I remember, that is the area code for the West TX customers of my boss...that is why that number sounded familiar.

Mean Co-worker: Really... so these particular customers have their own
area code?????????

Me:?? Um no...that is the area code for the Seminole area where they are from and I have written that number many times on paperwork that is all I was trying to say.

The one's who seem to have turned against me have done things like baited me with information thinking that I would gossip about it (which I did not tell anyone and it seemed to make them mad that I didn't????) and said that they down right didn't believe what I said until another person told them the same thing. They make fun of me and just treat me like a fool to look really bad in front of as many people as they can I don't know why.
I am tired of trying to figure it out and being hurt. This is all so childish and I think it best to not talk to them anymore except on a need be basis.

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Submitted by hismineandours on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 10:56am

Wow-Im not sure I have a whole lot of advice for you as I work with adults and not adolescents so dont have problems like this. In my last job there was one woman who was always negative and could say rude things. I usually just ignored it. I alternated between feeling sorry for her as she was so obviously unhappy in life and giggling to myself because it was all so ridiculous.

However, from what you say it sounds as it there is a whole group at work that is down on you. This is just juvenile. I would ask them individually what their issue is with you and let them know that you dont appreciate the snarky comments. Sometimes just calling someone out on their immature behavior is enought to shame them into stopping. If she is snarky still then I would go to HR or your supervisor and discuss it with them.

I dont know what kind of field you work in but I know that crap like this would never be tolerated at my workplace.

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Submitted by jojo68 on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 11:15am

Thanks for your advice...I work in a 3 woman/23 guy environment...one woman and 2 guys are the ones who are acting this negative way. The other people are very nice to me and treat me the same.

I am not in a position of authority but I have a lot of responsibility at work. I am the assistant to the owner. I also am the office manager at the location I work at and I do all the ordering for inventory of the equipment at 11 locations.