To find this so bloody odd?

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Work in an office full of women. They are all horrible about one another, really vile. Bitching about weight, laziness, looks, how useless they are generally. Everytime someone goes out the room, they will be discussed in a negative way.
Anyway, they all went on a work night out, I couldn't go as was ill and a few others didn't go either. Now they are all over Facebook saying how much they adore each other, how they aren't just colleagues but also friends. Why be so two faced or are people really that changeable towards others? I find it so odd.

I think that it's quite sad, they aren't happy people. I wouldn't get enmeshed by going on the nights out.

I find that somewhat normal in groups of women. I've seen that happen a lot, from childhood into adulthood.

It’s pretty common to be honest. Social media is a pit of narcissism and bullshit.

Sounds typical of bitchy behaviour. Stay well clear and ignore the inevitable barbs sent your way

If colleagues are openly bitching about each other in the office as soon as someone leaves the room, criticising people’s weight and looks etc, then I think the odd thing here is that your workplace doesn’t tell them that this isn’t remotely acceptable. Is there no Dignity At Work or Anti-Bullying policy where you work?! That would be a disciplinary matter at my workplace. I’d be worrying more about that than whether they’re all over each other on Facebook.

Are they very young? They sound awful, as does the workplace culture if that's the norm.

They sound insane. I work in a female dominated profession so have always worked in teams with women, have lots of groups of female friends and have never experience this ‘bitchy women’ stereotype.
Ignore, distance yourself.

Range from 19 up to 45. The worst by far are the older ones, younger ones are nowhere near as bad as the others. I don't get involved. I do my work, don't get involved and then just go home. Just find it weird and fake. Putting all that energy into being so unkind to someone then after a night out, it's supposedly all changed. It's ridiculous and fake.

Sounds pretty typical for Facebook.

I worked in an office like this a few years ago. Made me feel quite unwell. The instant the door closed behind someone's back it started up, and you absolutely know they'll be doing the same when you leave the room too.

I worked somewhere like that, hated it!

I remember a colleague coming to me and complaining that they had heard that some others had been talking about her. She was shocked when I pointed out that they fact they talk about everyone when they leave the rooms means that they talk about EVERYONE!