We are a small, new-ish company and another manager joined our team last week. They seem to have taken an instant dislike to me and have already made several remarks that others have commented on. Comments related to my work (I don’t report to her). And at other times they’ve ignored me and made a point of being friendly with everyone else.
Besides the 3 directors me and her are the only 2 managers so we need to work together/get on. I’ve gone out of my way to welcome her since before she joined with offers of support, training etc. All have been rebuffed.
I’m now at the stage where I’m dreading going in as the atmosphere is so awful and I’m not sleeping.
From past experience of having to manage staff in these types of situations, they never end well for the ‘recipient’ do they? She’s careful never to make comments when the directors are in but they are out for so much of the time. And you can’t make people not be bullies can you?
I’m at the stage where I feel resigning is my only option as I can’t see a way forward and don’t have the stomach for this.