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AIBU?

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To thank my lucky stars this woman moved on

60 replies

NC4THISandTHAT · 14/01/2020 21:38

Can't say too much as I'll be outed! But a management level ex colleague left last year after a year's mat leave just a couple of months after I joined. By the sounds of it even though she was well liked, I'm glad she's gone as I don't think we'd have got on as she sounded very self important (especially after hearing her massively elongated leaving speech!) and quite up herself in terms of not taking jokes, even ice breaking ones, and requiring brown nosing/ego massaging!(Had to ask her advice at one point and I did not like the way she replied, quite curt, quite patronising, and there was no need for it).
Maybe we were both lucky how things turned out!

OP posts:
midnightmisssuki · 14/01/2020 23:17

Confused you’re happy someone you barely know has left because you are convinced you would not get on with her, even though you don’t actually know her well and are listening to gossip about her? Ok then. 🙄

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 14/01/2020 23:18

what is it that worries you?

that she was well liked? ...or that she didn't like you??

sounds like somebody dodged a bullet tbh

honestly op....MOVE ON love, really!

Halleli · 14/01/2020 23:21

She’s self-important?

Yet you thought your own rude thoughts about someone you barely know were interesting enough to start a thread about?

TooleyVanDooley · 14/01/2020 23:22

Are you hoping she somehow identifies herself from your post, and therefore now knows that you don’t think you would like her?

I doubt she’s going lose much sleep over it to be honest.

QueenOfOversharing · 14/01/2020 23:31

LTB

Wildorchidz · 14/01/2020 23:50

Right so

NicEv · 14/01/2020 23:54

This is super weird - you didn’t know this woman but have made some very negative judgments based on one interaction and her leaving speech ?!

Thinkingabout1t · 15/01/2020 00:06

I'm with you, OP! I rarely think about ex-colleagues I didn't like, but this has reminded me. So I'm sharing a sigh of relief they they are ex. I happen to have a glass of wine in my hand, and I am raising it to you, and everyone who is currently coping with crap colleagues.

Catsandchardonnay · 15/01/2020 00:08

The only thing of interest on this thread is the marvellous word batshittery!

dontgobaconmyheart · 15/01/2020 00:11

Eh? Did you get her job OP?

You sound very, very over invested in a person you literally don't know, and have had next to know interaction with, that you also no longer even see? Confused Not sure your opinions on her leaving speech matter either- bit of an unpleasant way of thinking really, you might have got on brilliantly!

YABU

BluebonicPlague · 15/01/2020 00:13

Tired and emotional, eh, OP?

Yes, best out of it, I reckon.
Gin

Drabarni · 15/01/2020 00:15

They ain't paying you enough for this shit.
Work, to get money to pay bills/ buy stuff, come home and live life.

BitOfFun · 15/01/2020 00:19

I might have had neighbour from hell if I'd bought a different house. Phew, dodged a bullet there, eh? AIBU?

spongejack · 15/01/2020 00:21

WTF

Greenpolkadot · 15/01/2020 00:21

What are you talking about op.? What's your AIBU? Are you glad she's left?

Nancydrawn · 15/01/2020 00:23

Congrats?

Nearlyalmost50 · 15/01/2020 00:39

It's always good to look on the bright side, OP but I think this might be taking it a bit too far...

DioneTheDiabolist · 15/01/2020 00:44

Ya wha?Confused

StillCoughingandLaughing · 15/01/2020 00:51

I’m guessing this is one of those tedious spoof threads. The colleague returning from maternity leave and expecting it all her own way is Meghan Markle.

Dita73 · 15/01/2020 01:03

Sherry anyone? Wine

motherheroic · 15/01/2020 01:18

You don't even know her.

BitOfFun · 15/01/2020 01:48

Ohhhhhh Hmm.

Thanks, Stillcoughing. I thought I'd hidden all that nonsense Angry.

agonyauntie2020 · 15/01/2020 01:51

Batshit. Sorry, just batshit.

agonyauntie2020 · 15/01/2020 01:53

Oh my god no I can't take another spoof thread after the CF parking near the hospital deleted one.

MrsTerryPratchett · 15/01/2020 01:57

™I’m guessing this is one of those tedious spoof threads. The colleague returning from maternity leave and expecting it all her own way is Meghan Markle.*