Posted by TexasChic on July 1, 2004, at 18:48:57
In reply to Body issues at Work...advice please « B2chica, posted by Dr. Bob on July 1, 2004, at 17:16:52
Man, there's people like that everywhere isn't there? Some are definitely worse than others. At this job I found out people had been talking about me (calling me a snob), and I don't even know who they are! I was like, okay, I guess I am a snob then, because I sure don't want to get to know them now. Of course it doesn't always roll off my back like that, its just this particular time I could see the idiocy in it and not let it bother me.
Have you ever tried turning the tables on one of them? Like saying, "Yeah, I'm pretty happy with my weight, but wow! You've really blown up. What's up with that?" Or just pick out any flaw and use it. They'll probably look at you like you're crazy but, who cares?!! You'd be giving them a taste of their own medicine.
Or, you could start a really crazy rumor about them, like they're all secretly lesbians and their husbands don't know a thing! (Lest anybody misunderstands, I have nothing against lesbians, I just figured those types would really freak out over something like that, and it would be pretty funny too).
Or you could confront them and say, "You know, its gotten back to me that there are rumors circulating about me, and its been said that its coming from you. I think maybe we better have a discussion about this. Let's see, should we have our supervisors monitor it? She'll probably back down, but be prepared to do it! You have the right not to be harrassed in the work place.
Anyway, some ideas just popped into my head so I thought I'd tell you. People like that are really pretty pathetic. I mean, their lives must be pretty boring.
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