I have a toxic co-worker who has been at the place for 8 plus years, I only 2 .
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I have a toxic co-worker who has been at the place for 8 plus years, I only 2 .
We’re both housekeepers and she works in the laundry. TC is friendly with some if the nurses on my floor and the Director of Nursing, also on my floor. She used to be a HSKPR when she 1st started. She has on and off sabotage me in little ways such as continually makes up stuff that I “need to do” as this was stated by the CNA’s on the floor I work on. I go up to my floor after getting supplies for cleaning, ask a nurse what they needed, and they give me a look like I have 3 heads and say, “what are you talking about?”
When I would call her on it she would act like I was crazy, so I immediately reported her behavior to my now former boss, who would deal with it.
She would glare at me when she’d get the residence laundry on my floor, her look never leaving as I would go about cleaning a room, glare at me as she would turn the corner, and would be openly gossip or embarrass me to make sure I would hear. my former boss quit suddenly, soo lost my “life line’ and I would try bring up an issue that I had, TC would say to me, “well, so & so isn’t here anymore.” And would smirk at me as she said it. She (toxic coworker) stopped saying that & doing it 3 months ago.
I count how many rags I have at the end of my shift on Fridays.
When she works on the weekends and on my floor, her sister works on 1st floor, I come back Monday and would see and count I would have less. I brought it up with her, and immediately would get defensive & claim that’s all I had. Which is BS bc any other co worker, uses my cart, I have the same amount. I have documented everything that has/had happened and even had meetings with the current boss and supervisor and told them everything. Even HR dept.
nothing has happened to quell this. I nearly have walked out of my shift because she’s such a toxic person and she’s been getting away with this. When I was at a gas station, I ran into 4 former people who said to me that they quit working there due to her behavior.
she keeps mentioning to others that she’s going to quit next year but she also said that last year and the year before. Should I just stick it out or look for another job? I recently got a pay raise and that bit of a raise has helped tremendously with my bills. The longer you’re there, the bigger the raise will be. Also, a big Xmas bonus. I dunno what to do. FYI this TC is close to 69 years old she’s not a 20 something. I’m in my mid-30s. I think, that bc I’m close to her own daughters ago, she has a “right” to micro manage me but other co workers who are that age group or a bit younger leave me alone. Any thoughts? Ideas?


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