- get a new job
- 10 months in
- really like job
- want to stay
- one issue though
- one really nasty coworker
Ok so this coworker, we’ll call him Joe. Joe is a very grumpy man. He’s in his mid 50s, short, balding, and very round in shape. Anyway, he’s been really nasty to me the last couple weeks.
Basically what he does is wait for me to walk away and turn the corner, then he says something negative about me to our other nearby coworkers. They all giggle and then he continues to talk poorly of me and air his grievances about me until I walk back in. Then it goes back to silence. I know this because one time I turned the corner and just stood there overhearing the whole interaction. On a few occasions I’ve left my phone behind to record the conversation. Aside from brief giggles, nobody else has anything bad to say. Only Joe. My manager has also been present during Joe’s berates and also giggled in response.
This makes me feel very disrespected and unmotivated to continue trying my best. It also makes me fearful for my job because Joe might be convincing my boss to think less of me and thus make me look less valuable to the department.
- what should I do?