to think that there is one like this in every workplace..

[notaskiver]

I have been off sick for a few days. Genuinely, really unwell. I am rarely off sick but have had a really nasty bug.

There is a woman in our office who is a real uptight judgemental type. When I returned to work she did a cats bum face and asked me "Feeling better?" then looked all disbelieving when I told her how I'd felt to the extent I started waffling and started to doubt myself!

She is the type that comes in even if she's ill and came in once a month during her maternity leave to keep up with things.

Hate the fact she's made me feel like a skiver when I've been genuinely ill!

I feel like you did it to yourself.

"Feeling better?"

"Yes thanks."

End of conversation.

You didn't have to try to justify yourself to her. cat's bum face or no.

If you wanted to get in a swift one, you could have said "You don't look so good yourself. You have a very odd look on your face. Sort of in pain, or a bad smell. Or maybe you have a headache"

But I'm a bitch

Yep we have 2 of those one came in feeling really rough once, lo and behold the whole bloody dept comes down with it. She wasn't popular.

She also thought I was silly having all that time off with chicken pox about 5 years ago!!! I work with children and adult chicken pox is the pits.

YANBU

Only way to have handled this is to say either:

"Feeling better?"

"GO F&%K YOURSELF!"

or

"Feeling better?"

"Better than you look, thanks."

Not being funny, but why do you care what she thinks? - she probably gets a rise out of it.