Feel a bit puzzled/upset by this. Had a big team meeting earlier this week, it was a long one, so we had a comfort break halfway through. I was walking along the corridor to the cafeteria and as I approached a glass door I saw someone the other side of it who I recognised, a senior colleague in the same field as me but in a different team. She was obviously also at the meeting so I waved/smiled at her through the glass and pressed the button to allow her through.
She recognised me and pulled the most disdainful face - sort of scowled/sneered at me through the glass. Her eyes said it all - she looked at me like a piece of shit on the bottom of her shoe. Then the door opened, and we walked on past each other without a word.
What a strange reaction! I've never had personal/professional dealings with this individual before, just known her in passing. Never been rude to her, don't really know her. Just came away from that encounter thinking "wow." The look on her face was priceless - it spoke volumes. Don't speak to me, don't wave at me, Just Don't.
I've tried to comfort myself since by thinking it says more about her, but honestly I can't shake the absolute look of disgust on her face when she recognised me! I know I shouldn't give it a second thought but what a strange reaction, to someone who has only ever been friendly/polite to you.
Has anyone else had experience of a similar encounter at work? What did you do? I think I'll just avoid said person in the future. Everyone else at the meeting was lovely and chatty. Which kind of made it worse in some ways.