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Colleague at work rolling her eyes when I talk at meetings

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coffeegirl73 · 21/05/2025 15:57

So I know this woman doesn’t like me - I haven’t a clue what I’ve ever done to her or why but it’s obvious. From ignoring all my teams messages yet pointedly commenting and loving everyone else’s. Anyway at the team meeting this morning I raised an issue and before I had even finished the first sentence she was trying to interrupt me and when I kept talking started huffing and rolling her eyes at me. Basically it turned out that she had some information which explained the issue - but she hadn’t told me I’m not sure if she’d told the others . I just ignored it but what would you have done. It’s really bugging me. She is so rude to me!

OP posts:
MushMonster · 21/05/2025 17:14

coffeegirl73 · 21/05/2025 16:32

I don’t think I flag a lot of things in meetings but am questioning myself now! Maybe I’m too open. Like the managers told us about a new task that we are going to be doing. They asked did anyone need help and I said I had never done it before so it was “flagged” that a manager will sit down with me . But I know for a fact that nobody else has ever done this task before so will they just ask privately. I felt like an idiot then who didn’t know something I should have but I was just honest

Your colleague is rude and manipulative.
Next time ask " could you please keep the team informed of these facts? It will make matters much easier", regarding this info that she was keeping off you.
Do not ignore the eye rolling. Either say it in the meeting or to your manager. That is extremely disrespectful.

Regarding the " I have never done this task", how is the training organised in your workplace? Do they supply videos, written protocols? Is it a good comprehensive training that you can do online? If the answer is yes, I think that is why your colleagues do not ask. Because they know the training package is ready and they will learn this way. If you are learning by mentoring/ observing others, the you are 100% right to ask.

Murdoch1949 · 21/05/2025 18:14

You should immediately respond to her, in the meeting. Ignoring her is tacitly accepting her unacceptable behaviour.

menopausalmare · 21/05/2025 18:18

Kill her with kindness as my mum would say. The saccharine sweet variety.

UnNiddeRides · 21/05/2025 19:00

OurManyEnds · 21/05/2025 16:00

‘Oh, is everything ok Carol, did you want to say something?’

I would just stop and do that every time so she knows and everyone’s attention is drawn to her rudeness.

If the OP had done this then the colleague could have given her the information about the issue. Would have been better if she’d passed it on to the OP beforehand and def no need for eyerolling

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