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[quote=Anonymous]How do you deal? I don’t mean someone who merely isn’t your favorite or isn’t your friend, I mean someone you totally cannot stand.  She is a nosy bitch.  And I don’t mean “normal” nosy – I mean nosy like – when are you having a baby; I think it’s a terrible idea to have kids after 35; how much do you have in savings; why haven’t you bought a house; do you not have your down payment saved up; how come you don’t have savings – how much were you making in your last job; do you sleep with guys on the first date??

These are all questions she’s asked me or my coworkers.  In the office I act too busy and a bit standoffish – like she comes into my office to talk and starting opining on something, I’m quick to say “ok – good to know your opinion” or give her a blank look with no response.  And she gets a bit offended and moves on to coworkers who for reasons I don’t understand begrudgingly try to give her answers, which fuels her expectation for answers so she keeps prying.

So I’m traveling for 2 weeks with this bitch which gives her plenty of time to pester (thankfully we get to fly back on the weekend).  What do I even say?? How many times can I say – no comment; sorry I don’t want to talk about this; or sarcastically thank her for her view.  At my old job it was perfectly ok to say “dude – give it a rest” or “are you effing kidding me?” and make it clear that you’re not interested in speaking for the rest of the trip other than work.  This office OTOH prides itself on being “nice” so those things wouldn’t be ok to say – nor can I really get away as we’ll be a good 20 miles outside of Topeka Kansas so it’s not like just going out and walking around in NYC or something.  I know she doesn’t like me – and I don’t care – as I don’t report to her in any capacity (she’s a peer despite the fact that she’s 10+ yrs older than me).
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