To think this colleague is a knob and to tell her to wind her neck in

[lastqueenofscotland]

I work in a small team so maybe she’s getting on my tits cause there’s nowhere to deflect it to but....

I’m a vegan, I’m not a preachy one, my DP eats meat my lodger eats meat my sister eats meat. I don’t care, I’ll get proper milk in when I’ve got people round, I just choose not to eat it. and it went unnoticed at work until someone arranged a work meal and I had to mention it.
My.fucking.god. You’d think I’d mentioned I only eat live puppies to one woman. She doesn’t like me much anyway but this has weirdly been something for her to sink her claws in about. Everything I do is fussy/something she whinges about, asking for a black coffee on the brew round gets an eye roll, having an apple as a snack “oh that would never fill me,” offered her a slice of toast from the bread I brought in “oh no I bet vegan bread is disgusting” couldn’t be bothered with the argument that most bread is vegan so left it.
Today she had a massive go at me after I perfectly politely turned down a chocolate biscuit she offered me, going on about how I’m being pathetic, I should just eat it it’s not like cows die to make milk. Decided to not mention the problems of the dairy industry and just politely say “no thank you” again.

She also has recently taking to deciding everything I eat is SO unhealthy and having a go about me about everything because I need chicken...
WIBU to tell her I’m not taking diet advice from someone who eats pot noodle and share size bags of crisps for lunch and to wind her fucking neck in?

Ask her if she would have a problem if you were say Halal or Kosher. She is obnoxious to keep bringing this up. How do your dietary choices affect her? I find this kind of bullying extremely annoying. Tackle her on it every single to. Ask how it affects her and ask why she moans each time. I can't STAND people judging what I eat of don't eat. It's just fucking rude.

You could be a real bitch and look her up and down and say 'Well, it's clearly doing me a world of good. Maybe you should try it.' Last bitchy look and walk off.

A loud ‘F**K OFF!’ Should silence her and make her rethink commenting on others dietary choices in future

Next time she starts on you ask her to put her tongue out for you. When she asks why you can say you had heard it was four foot long and forked.

Maybe not but would be fun.

She sounds annoying.

Clearly one of those people who takes it as personal criticism when others make different choices to them.

Aren’t some pot noodles vegan?
Possibly they are, and the're OK for an occasional snack, but you can't call them a wholesome contribution to a healthy balanced diet.

Hi OP that must be so annoying and it sounds like it's coming from a place of jealousy.

When people say stuff like that to me I just stare at them and raise my eyebrows and stare some more and they generally stop. If it's too much to ignore I'd just say something like you know being vegan is seen as contentious for some people so youd prefer not to discuss it in the office

I'd definitely do this before speaking to HR. I think although you've got a valid point, it wont look great on you either if you haven't attempted to address it. Some of the comments like 'that apple wouldn't fill me up' I dont think would be classed as bullying just sitting near an irritating colleague. I think the first thing they will ask is have you spoken to her about it.

Tell a manager she is trying to make your veganism an issue, presumably on the basis she thinks it will lead to conflict, and that you would simply like it if she behaved normally, rather than eg: trying to offer you a chocolate biscuit then castigating you for saying no, thank you.

It's petty and disruptive.

I find a bemused "what an odd thing to say" does absolute wonders.

(If desperate, change 'odd' to 'rude'.)

Maybe you should start inviting her to start training every time she starts chomping on crisps. (I can’t abide crisp chompers at work. Makes me grind my teeth!!!) Then if she’s stuffing biscuits down her neck like a waterfowl, stand up and stretch.

She sounds exhausting. I'd ignore her, it's not worth the effort.

Tell her you are turning cannibal - and stare at her 😛

I hate people like this , you eat what you want .
She's one of those people that everything she does and says is correct and you are not allowed to think otherwise, everyone knows one of those types unfortunately you work with one .
You have options

1. ignore the silly cow
2. report her for being a bitch .
3. wind her up , enjoy pissing her off about being a vegan and tell her about the ridiculous amount of calories/ additives are in a pot noodle and that a pot noodle would not fill up , just the sort of rubbish she says .

How have you not battered her to death with a box of frozen Linda McCartney sausages? Because your colleague sounds like a fuckwit of the very first and highest order.

But I like the response @lablablab suggests - play her at her own game. She'll get bored eventually. Or spontaneously combust with rage. Either/or, it's a win either way

And if that fails go with @StoneofDestiny option

What do other colleagues think of her - I think she is the sort of person who would be universally annoying.

As LonelyAmongUs said, I think I'd just bloody ignore her.

I'm not vegan but my partner and daughter are, they share your frustrations with people commenting their food choices.

Wave a packet of pink wafers in her face and ask if she'd like one of your special vegan biscuits.

it is possible she is envious/jealous of you and now has found a way to 'legitimately' start provoking or criticising you. I would tell her to jog on when no-one else was around.

'I've been vegan for years and nobody noticed. Why do you keep bringing it up? Do i need to go and see HR about your ridiculous behaviour?'

What about telling her to stop making silly comments all the time because she is showing herself up at work and making herself look ignorant and petty?

I don’t have an issue with vegans until they start preaching to me, especially the ones that ate meat before and suddenly decided that the wanted to be vegans. I don’t go around preaching about meat so I don’t expect them to do the same to me. Your colleague sounds like a right piece of work. If that was me I would tell her straight how bloody pathetic she’s being, just because she doesn’t believe in your life choices doesn’t mean she needs to berate you at every chance. I.D basically say, don’t talk to me unless it’s about work I’ve got no time for knobs like you 😊

It sounds like she's jealous of you.

'Maybe you should pay more attention to your own food choices and stop pestering me about mine.' Said with a bright smile, then you walk away.

What your colleague is doing , is bullying behaviour. She's isolating you out. Does she do it in front of everyone else? It kind of depends on your personality but I'd be saying , every time

"Mary, do you realise you comment on my food every day?, Please stop"....

"Mary you're doing it again, and I'd like you to stop" ….

"Mary, I find your behaviour uncomfortable, I've asked you to stop" …

"Mary, I feel you bully me and I've asked you to stop" - and you do need to do this every single time ….. then follow it up with HR/line manager verbally, then in writing. You can do it in a non confrontational way.

“Ooh that would never fill me up” ... well yes Karen there is an awful lot of you to fill

I think you need to be careful. Don’t bring up her weight or be mean back. Be the bigger person here, but absolutely tell her to stop going on about it.