[Mountaindewed]

A coworker came up to me today, and said “I heard your having issues with this coworker.” I really am not. A couple weeks ago a couple coworkers overheard this coworker being rude to me behind my back and made a big deal out it and confronted her about it. Now it’s this big deal in the work place. I honestly don’t really pay that much attention to this coworker. Yeah she’s rude sometimes but it’s not that bad. And she does it to everyone. Not just me. I just feel like my coworkers are creating issues where issues don’t need to be created. I am irked that they will really start something between me and her. I wish they would just butt out. If her behavior isn’t bothering me, then it shouldn’t be bothering them either. And believe me, I am one of the most sensitive people out there. I take offense to the smallest things. So if she’s not bothering me. Then they should leave me alone about it.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this?

I would take it to a superior and have it dealt with. Where I work to talk like this is unacceptable. It hurts the workplace environment and there is enough stress without this.

Raven

[sarahsweets]

I would just flat out tell them : I am sorry this situation that you are creating bothers you because I havent given it another thought. If you have issues with Mrs coworker that is between you and her, leave me out of it."

[Medusax]

Ahhhh...my PET peeve. Gossip and drama mongers in the workplace. THIS is why I sit by myself and don't talk to any of my co-workers except one. I don't know WHAT is wrong with people. If someone tells me something, I keep it to myself. If I overhear anything, I keep it too myself. If I see someone kissing someone in the parking lot who they should not be kissing I just keep on going and say nothing because, frankly, I have my own things to do and I don't care. The older I get the more I hate people. I'll just say it. So, avoidance. That is all the advice I can give. If you have to get nasty to get the point across, well, then I do it.

[Mountaindewed]

I feel like if coworkers continue to bring up the fact that I have more days off then them and other things like that then I will be discussing things with a manager. I had a coworker get upset at me because I wouldn’t cover a shift for her. I couldn’t cover it because I can only work a certain amount of hours because of my social security and I was already at my limit with the hours I was scheduled. Plus it’s not my problem anyways. It’s hers. She was being rude and nasty about me not being able to cover for her. I let it slide this time because I really don’t want any problems. My anxiety is already through the roof. I don’t get why she thought it was my fault she couldn’t get her shift covered.