I’m in my late 20s and I’ve been having a really tough time with one of my teammates who’s in her 40s. I genuinely try to be kind, professional, and easy to work with, but I constantly feel like she just doesn’t like me. She’s not necessarily outr...


I’m in my late 20s and I’ve been having a really tough time with one of my teammates who’s in her 40s. I genuinely try to be kind, professional, and easy to work with, but I constantly feel like she just doesn’t like me. She’s not necessarily outright mean to me, but she’s one of those people who seems to think her opinion is the only opinion. I also catch her looking at me weird sometimes or just acting cold. She can be incredibly negative and really judgmental. Something that also bothers me is that out of the four of us, she has the highest performing class, but she also had no IEPs and no EL students. (Half of my class is that). What really got to me recently is that I was out for a doctor’s appointment (I’m almost 20wks pregnant) and apparently she went to my boss and implied that my sub plans weren’t good enough. Which I’m all for tweaking and making fixes, but it felt icky. It felt like such a low blow, especially because I always try to be thorough and responsible. It honestly made me feel like she’s trying to sabotage me or make me look bad. I already feel like she judges me, and I’m honestly nervous about her finding out I’m pregnant because I don’t want that judgment to get worse. I’ve only told one other teammate so far that I trust. I’m trying really hard not to stoop to negativity or create drama, but it’s starting to wear on me. I feel anxious at work and second guessing myself a lot more than I should. Has anyone dealt with something like this? I’m just chalking it up to she doesn’t like me and that’s that. I do my job, try and contribute as much as possible, and also try to be flexible and accommodating. I just don’t get it. Other coworkers have similar opinions of her, too. I’m trying to not be super sensitive but it’s hard. submitted by /u/Alarming_Clock1924 [link] [comments]