I am ready to strangle her!!!

[jackie]

She continually tries to get me in trouble and ends up making herself look like a fool. For example, the people who are training me came from their offices to see what I've done to the store. They were totally impressed and said the store looked wonderful. This woman actually walked up to my superiors and said "Can I tell you what I hate about the place?" and she proceeded to complain about everything.

OK, that is just laughable!!!

It sounds like she isn't on anyones good side if even your boss has noticed her behavior. I would just avoid her as much as you can, and get on with doing a good job. Some people never seem to grow up after high school.

[lbaker]

If she is such a disrupting force why on earth do the "bosses" keep her around. What does she have to contribute to the workplace? If there is ANY positive energy from her find out what they (bosses) see and go from there.

[catnapper]

If she is such a disrupting force why on earth do the "bosses" keep her around. What does she have to contribute to the workplace? If there is ANY positive energy from her find out what they (bosses) see and go from there.

Ah, we keep asking ourselves that. They fired one employee last month, we keep waiting for them to fire her. I know that if she keeps it up so won't be here long though.

[catnapper]

Thanks guys.

I have been totally killing myself being overly kind. I have been plastering a huge smile on my face and telling jokes. Funny thing its had an unintended side effect of putting me in a hugely good mood for the past few weeks while I've been doing it

Here's something that happened the other day: we were all behind the sales counter joking. I really do work with a wonderful group of people (excluding her of course ) We were joking about the people who work there, and how we have such a diverse group of personalities and how we're all just a bit off kilter in our own way. Then my manager says, "I often wonder if we have a professional sales staff or carnival freak show!" "Nancy" was with a customer at that moment who overheard the manager's comment. The customer started laughing and we started talking to the customer about how we love coming to work because we always have so much fun and enjoy being there. We went on to say that we could make a winning TV reality series based on the people there. Everyone was laughing, including the customer. It was 100% lighthearted and fun. Then "Nancy" comes up and in a gruff voice tells everyone that SHE doesn't come to work for fun and she thinks work isn't a place to goof off. It was like taking a pin to a balloon. Even her customer's mood changed.

I have been nearly killing myself to be extra nice and sweet to "Nancy". What did it earn me? Nancy picking on me telling me and the rest of the staff that "everything that comes out of your mouth makes you sound stupid" --- that was based upon me being really silly the other day when talking about my recent trip show shopping with mom for my birthday present. I was TRYING so hard to include her and to have fun telling the story myself.

Lisa, yes, I do think I'm so defeated because I want to be liked by everyone. The thing that truly gets me the most is that up until two months ago she liked me and confided in me. Then once I started to hit high sales numbers, she started to change. My manager DID admit that she's highly jealous of my sales numbers. She also changed when she finally realized that I have authority over her and if I don't want to move a chair, it doesn't get moved (bwahahahaha the power!) I basically have total and complete over what goes where in the store. She HATES that. She even tries to undermine me in store meetings by saying "I think those pictures need to be moved"..... hence her attempt to sabotage me with my trainers when they came to see what I've done to the store.