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Kazziepooes · 14/05/2018 19:23

Hi there,

I just wanted to seek some advice regarding a snappy response from a colleague. Said colleague came over on Friday when I was about to leave moaning about nothing (actually, moaning about her dissatisfaction with the job). I listened despite having a train to catch. Then, having though about what she said, mentioned it to her today and said I'd been thinking about it; to which she replied "Don't, I'm not prepared for this right now, I'm hardly awake & it was nothing anyway". It didn't seem like nothing. I've decided to stay out of her way, but if anyone can give me a better idea of how to deal with it i'd be grateful.

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BPG20 · 14/05/2018 19:24

There's not really anything to deal with is there? If she wants to talk to you about it again she will.

TenancyTroublesAgain · 14/05/2018 19:24

I would just not mention it again, like she clearly wants. Don't waste your energy on this.

elmo1980 · 14/05/2018 19:25

I can't think of a better way of dealing with it than staying out of her way from now on!

Lweji · 14/05/2018 19:27

I don't think I'd listen to her woes again.
It's possible that she regretted opening up on Friday, but no reason for that answer.

halfwitpicker · 14/05/2018 19:28

Just let her be

NotCisImaWoman · 14/05/2018 19:30

Forget about it

AmazingPostVoices · 14/05/2018 19:33

She vented and overstated in Friday and is now a little embarrassed and doesn’t want to discuss it.

Nothing unusual about that. Just leave it.

Nunya · 14/05/2018 19:43

Maybe it was nothing like she said, just her venting about work or maybe she was really worked up about whatever it was, on Friday, when she was moaning to you about it but she wasn't in that same place emotionally or in that same headspace today and bringing it up would've put her in that place or mood again and she didn't want to deal with it right then. Either way, there's not really anything for you to deal with, is there? She'll either bring it up again another time and you can discuss it then or she won't and it will be not be discussed again.

Kazziepooes · 14/05/2018 21:27

Thank you all, lovely people for helping me put this in perspective.

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