Okay, this woman who I work with doesn’t like me. I have called her out numerous times for being lazy, acting as if shes above everyone else, and not doing her job. I know it’s not my place to do so, but It’s too late to take back the things I said about her to my coworkers. All things are true! I’d bet my life on it!
So, for months now we’ve been playing the game of being low key a$$holes to one another at all times. She has truly pinned her buddies against me and I feel very uncomfortable even doing my job sometimes due to this. It’s truly taxing and frustrating for a $40k a year job.
She’s very buddy buddy with my one lead, and she even claimed on a few occasions how she “trained” him and how she needs to do it to the new lead. So, I made a joke about her sleeping with him a month ago. It obviously got back to her. Her retaliation was to openly call me Syd from the gonnies one morning at work for hours. Her cronies of course followed. I’ve never been bullied like that in my life.
I went to HR, and I was sent home for a few days with pay while they “investigated.” They assured me that they took care of it and that I’m in no shape at fault, and that I should put it behind me.
To my knowledge nothing was done at all.
Friday, I got called into HR, and I’ve seen another side of them. I feel they are starting to turn against me and perhaps think I’m fully the problem. I’m not fully innocent I must admit. So, I opened my big mouth and I said everything about her getting favoritism from this lead. I called off today and I don’t want to go back Monday.
I feel the whole place is against me now. She has her buddies, HR, and our lead. I have a few friends but no one in any place of management. I’ve never been in this situation! What can I do Strategically? How can I get ahead of this? Is it too late? Am I at fault?