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[quote=Anonymous]Im in a situation I have never been in at work. Looking for ideas on how to handle.

I havent ever had issues with getting along with someone in the workplace. I'm 42, and seriously, never a problem.

Took a new position about a year ago.  Ever since day one, there is one woman in the office who HATES me. She even tells people in the office that she hates me. Its so awkward to be in the restroom or something, and have my coworkers be like, wow, so and so really seriously hates you.   She is a grown woman, older than me--who even HAS conversations about "hating" someone at this age? its so weird.  I have absolutely NO issues with anyone else in the office.

When I send her an email about something, she responds in such a nasty manner, its terrible.  She tries to make me look bad to upper management by twisting things around. She complains literally about everything I do, and how I do it.  Its like a mosquito I cant get to go away!

She runs a department that I dont work in-and we are "equals" in terms of the company levels.  We have different bosses, and our bosses dont really talk (not that they dont like each other, just different worlds, no reason for them to).

I have never really made a big issue of this, because I dont want to appear like I am creating drama. so I just dont engage with her.  She went to my boss to complain about really odd things (my boss said she made no sense and he didnt understand her issues). I mentioned something to him like "I am not sure what her issue is with me..." and he responded "she's jealous of you and threatened by you-its totally obvious, just ignore her".  Um, okay....

Overall I have to deal with her intermittently (basically I am in sales and she is in service. when I sell, I am forced to work with her to get my customers what they need).  It literally is awful having to deal with her, and I am getting worn down by it. But i LOVE my job.  I love every single thing about it, except this ONE crazy weird woman.

I have zero interest in drama and so I just finally asked her to go to lunch with me. She said yes, then she backed out an hour before we were scheduled to leave. I rescheduled, and she accepted, and then backed out a second time, saying she was too busy.

Im sort of just irritated and annoyed becasue she is an energy zapper.  But I dont want to bring this to my boss as an issue because like I said, I dont want to be viewed as being involved in some sort of "cat fight".

Has anyone had someone at work who just HATES them, and if so, what did you do? I dont want to leave my job, I love it so much.  I know its a free country and all and that I can leave. Im looking for an alternative to that!  Just sort of never have been in this position before and feel totally unsure of what to do.

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