Hello,
My coworker(age 27) and I (age 22) have been working at a print shop.
Since working with her I've had a lot of sympathy for her because she is pregnant and has claimed that the father was out of the picture.
Out of sympathy, I took the workload on me.
If a client appeared, I was the one who stood up and helped them. I had her sit. She was on her phone, eating, doing her thing, etc.
I told her about my toxic relationship with my mom. And she told me how unfair the baby's daddy was treating her.
She would always correct me if I did something wrong. I just accepted everything and understood my mistake. But her approach is rude. Even though we were close, the manner in which she always spoke to me was the same way a mother would speak to a child she was disciplining.
On Sept 22, I expressed my concerns to the manager and my coworker was also present.
My end note was: ''You're not my mother. When you have your child, you can speak to her in the way you speak to me''. She HIT me in the face with her umbrella. I did NOTHING. Never hit her back. NOTHING
I walked straight to the police station that was 5 minutes away from our workplace.
I didn't press charges and asked them to just speak to her. A warning will suffice.
I gave them her number, name, etc.
They couldn't contact her. She was out of reach. I can't imagine working with her. What if she attacks me again?
Out of frustration, I quit my job this morning. When I told my mom she called me dumb and said that I was running away from problems.
I only quit because I know my coworker has anger issues. And she knows where I work. She might come and attack me again. I don't know.
I just begged for my job back because my mom threatened to kick me out for being unemployed or sending me to my deadbeat dad. I don't want to get kicked out. I'm scared
Am I DUMB for quitting my job because of a co-worker?