TammyStar
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LOL hey I've outgrown it!
Meghan, Sorry you are having a tough time with one mean person. I just wanted to tell you what I've done in the past at work. When I'm working with someone who annoys me I pretend they do not exist. I only speak to them when necessary and work related. I've been told it's pretty funny and obvious too so it tends to make the person stay away from me.
For example I had a person my heighth and who weighed more than me say " are you pregnant?" because I had gained weight. I turned to someone else and said "you know I'm starving, is it lunch time yet" and I walked away. When she would talk about personal stuff I would just play a song in my head and then I'd be the first person to totally say something off topic and totally change the subject. I used to walk by her and look right thru her. My friends call it the "FREEZE OUT" and I've been told that friends of mine do it and it works well.
Now I work temp jobs and travel because if I don't like someone I'm working with it doesn't matter because I work with a contract that has an end date on it! Makes it easier to tolerate rude mean people.
I think sometimes you have to be a stronger person in dealing with these types of people especially because you love everything else about your job. When people are rude to me at work I say in my head "I'll pray for you that God softens your heart and makes you a nicer person" and sometimes I kick in a "because you obviously need it!"
But sometimes you have to say things to yourself in your head to move on and not let it get to you!
Meghan, Sorry you are having a tough time with one mean person. I just wanted to tell you what I've done in the past at work. When I'm working with someone who annoys me I pretend they do not exist. I only speak to them when necessary and work related. I've been told it's pretty funny and obvious too so it tends to make the person stay away from me.
For example I had a person my heighth and who weighed more than me say " are you pregnant?" because I had gained weight. I turned to someone else and said "you know I'm starving, is it lunch time yet" and I walked away. When she would talk about personal stuff I would just play a song in my head and then I'd be the first person to totally say something off topic and totally change the subject. I used to walk by her and look right thru her. My friends call it the "FREEZE OUT" and I've been told that friends of mine do it and it works well.
Now I work temp jobs and travel because if I don't like someone I'm working with it doesn't matter because I work with a contract that has an end date on it! Makes it easier to tolerate rude mean people.
I think sometimes you have to be a stronger person in dealing with these types of people especially because you love everything else about your job. When people are rude to me at work I say in my head "I'll pray for you that God softens your heart and makes you a nicer person" and sometimes I kick in a "because you obviously need it!"
But sometimes you have to say things to yourself in your head to move on and not let it get to you!
