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ICantStopEatingg1 · 25/09/2024 18:19

I’m a little upset right now and I turn to food usually to cope but trying not to! I don’t want to go into too many details but I had a meeting today with a very senior manager and he took me into an office whilst he collected something. As we walked in a group of ladies started giggling as we walked in and one stopped talking and said very rudely “who are you?” I’m already really self-conscious infront of this manager and they made me feel like shit, it was obvious I walked in with the manager and was with him whilst he unlocked the cabinet to get something. I just felt it was no need for that much attitude. I stumbled on my words and said “I’m xxxxx”, they looked at me really weirdly and just stared. I said “it’s a lovely office” to fill the awkward silence and the women (3 of them) looked at each other and burst out laughing. I felt so embarrassed. Senior manager is little in his own world so didn’t even probably notice the conversation but in my head I feel he’s thinking I’m really awkward. I couldn’t care less what those women think of me.

I keep replaying the scenerio in my head. Don’t know what I should have said but it’s too late.

OP posts:
user47 · 30/09/2024 17:54

The response to "who are you?" is "why do you ask" or "I might ask you the same?" with a raised eyebrow. Practise being firm and boundaried in response to rude people and soon it comes naturally.

Topseyt123 · 30/09/2024 18:00

I would have been tempted to ask them who they were in response to that. Or "who's asking?" Then just pay them zero attention.

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