Just cried to myself at work, feel a bit picked on

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People seem to think I'm ditzy, in the clouds or whatever. It shouldn't even matter but I just feel a bit picked on today.
We've had some sort of rearrangement of working spaces at work, where we're all in seperate areas. I asked the duty manager if I should do X task even though it meant leaving my assigned area, but this task really needed doing and the main manager has told staff we aren't doing X enough.
Duty manager just laughed hysterically for about 5 minutes when I asked her, and didn't give me a yes or no. I asked her what was so funny.
Then all day she kept laughing about how funny and confused I was and doing an impression and repeating it to people.
I literally just asked her if I should do X task, I don't see why it's so hilarious. Really didn't require her banging on about it for the next (literally) 5 hours.
Then at another moment, I accidentally picked up a piece of paper that belonged to another colleague. She told me, I apologised and she said it didn't matter, we laughed and I walked off. Then as I was walking off I heard her say "Isn't she funny her." To another colleague.
Maybe it meant funny in a good way but I don't know.
Then, at one point I swear they just stopped talking when I walked in. Then tried to make out like it was something else.
These are women in their 50s. I've just had a rubbish shift, normally it's ok.
With the person who laughed, it's hard to have a normal conversation with her in a way. Everything has to be banter, everything. Her and colleagues she's friends with all have this pretend mutual hate for each other "You piss me off you do/you're pecking my head."
I don't really have that sort of personality and I'm sure they think I'm mega boring. I just try and make normal conversation.
Sorry if my post doesn't flow very well. Just not sure how to react or if I'm just being too sensitive.

I know what you mean. In my last job people were the same, albeit in a more passive-aggressive way. It's horrible if you are a bit introverted or not as crass/outgoing. My sympathies and if it gets really bad - there are plenty of fishes in the (corporate) sea!

This is workplace bullying and piss poor “management”. YANBU

Sorry to hear that :/
Sometimes it's horrible being introverted in the workplace. I'm polite, I ask people how they are, I always work hard, I'm helpful. I think some people there do like me/think I'm nice.
But there are a few like her who have this 'massive' personality, and they see people like me as weak.
It's just narrow mindedness, we don't all need to be the same.
Honestly thinking of going for a WFH job if it doesn't improve.

They all talk to each other like 'oi you twat', 'piss off' 'i'm not fucking working with you again'.
That's just how they banter between each other. I might do that with my partner or whatever but I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it with colleagues. I've only been there a few weeks anyway but I'm sick of being seen as nobody just because I'm quiet.

If i say yes I'll probably get called arrogant or up myself!
I'm younger, but I don't equate being younger with being better looking.
She's really close with the manager and sadly the manager is kind of the same personality , though luckily she's always polite to me and seems to understand me.

Eurgh, I hate working with people who talk like that, my last workplace was like it... 'what are you having for dinner?' 'Shit with sugar'...all cackle hysterically. I was the same as you, worked hard, happy to have a joke with people but that sort of thing isn't my sense of humour.

I feel like sometimes they haven't got anything more interesting to talk about so that's how they communicate.

I hate to say this but I have had similar experiences with older women at two previous jobs when I was in my 20s. They were pointlessly horrible to me, and I was such an agreeable /people pleasing person it didn’t make sense. They would take the piss over things like putting lip balm on (oh look at her getting dolled up) and wearing a gold necklace (oh you can tell she’s rich, dripping in gold). It was grim.

I work with mostly men now and it doesn’t happen anymore. It can bring its own issues however I don’t feel as betrayed when it’s men as opposed to other women.

Honestly, I would starting looking for another job so you can leave.

There will be a workplace out there that suits you better. I've worked in a couple of places where people were shocked when I left - once for less money. But I knew that, for me, the working environment wasn't a good fit.

This is bullying.
Nobody has the right to treat you this way. Just because you are quiet and a different personality, it doesn't give her the right to force hers and her ways on to you.

She is trying to belittle you rather than concentrate on her own insecurities and being a nicer person.

It shouldn't be this way but I agree with others and look for another job. Long term this will cause you more problems.

Sorry to hear this has happened to you.

That sounds horrible
I’d be deeply unhappy in such a place where the people sound ignorant ( For want of a better word).
Can you move jobs?

They sound unbearable. You don’t need to change!

I volunteer somewhere and seem to have the same kind of reputation for being a ditz, but am actually a highly trained professional with more experience than the more senior volunteers who have been there for longer and who basically run the place. It is not well run, and they often contradict each other, but then one will call you out in the office and blame you for not doing something correctly. I am not sure what the answer is, once it beds in, there is not much you can do to offset it.