I've had a rough day.  As I transition at work, things are being turned over to me by a coworker who said some pretty awful things to me and whom I've ignored ever since. She's so cold in her way of communicating it's scary.  One day I felt sorry for her because she sat alone after many from her department had been let go. I chose to strike up a casual conversation. In the conversation she bad mouthed the family to which her dau is marrying. She told me the future in laws were two things that she absolutely "hates." She asserted that they were (religion) and they were (ethnicity) and then she said "Oh, and they're from (city)!  I responded, well, I'm 2 out of 3 of those. She then said, "Well, I'm sorry that's how I feel."  She then said not everybody.  I had just given her some supplies for her dau to use with the kids in her class only a day earlier. I have avoided her since.

She's anxious to get rid of the duties from this position which is her prior job. She is now promoted to a much more visible role in the company.  I decided to put my feelings aside and be professional. I need these job details passed on to me and she wants them off her desk. We begun doing that today.  I met with some of the new team. Another on the team says to me after the meeting, you have an accent, are you from .... I said yes and then they asked where in that state.  I answered with the city name. They responded that they had an exgf from "the island."  I said, which island and they responded with what they thought to be the accent of the people from that place and walked away from my desky in cocky way.  I called after, by the way you have an accent too.  They responded in a smug way, "Yeah but I'm from here." I said matter of factly, "Well I like who I am."  I mentioned this to his direct supervisor in a joking manner (silly me) She responded, well, he has a point.  Why do I suddenly feel more alone than ever.  I sucked it up the rest of the day but I cried on the way home like a kid who got taunted by the cool kids. They aren't though, they're out of touch but it's their block and their rules. I'm moving trust me I'm moving.  

Not only do I have nothing in common with these people professionally, I don't fit with them culturally. The job is simply grunt work for them but that was where I got placed not because they want me to be part of their team but because I'm reliable and capable of cleaning up their mess. Gee I wonder where I picked up those skills LOL Other people got the door instead.  It's ok I'm almost there, almost. I have a few loose ends to tie up so I can't let them get to me until I do. I'm not going to give them that. I'll leave when I have those things in place.

I'm almost out, I'm almost out. Plan B is in action. Soon soon.  Come on HP come on!  Thanks for letting me share with you.  TT