Campfyre Stories

I am NOT getting a new job. My guy at my company pitched me, but there were “indications that it might be a bad idea” for me to go back there.

Now I thought that I was well-respected and well-liked there. I have worked hard to establish myself, but I (and others) have always had questions about the circumstances under which I was asked to leave.

I have some answers now.

Appartently, there is someone in a position of power who dislikes me *SO MUCH* that there is concern he or she may try to sabotage me if I go back there again. This person cannot STAND me to the point of not being willing to work on the same floor as I do.

I was told that the general consensus is that the feeling is mutual. I have no idea who that person could possibly be, since I harbor no ill feelings toward *anyone* there. Apparently, everyone else had nothing but positive things to say about me and this has nothing to do with my work ethic or job performance. It’s nothing more than an extreme personal dislike for me.

This is the pettiest, most outrageous behavior I have ever heard of and have no idea why it is tolerated, at managerial levels, in a multinational conglomerate. I’m absolutely astounded that anyone is allowed to behave this way and to let personal feelings get this out of control. Keep in mind, I left that location TWO YEARS ago and this person still hates me with a passion. If this person leaves or is promoted out of the department, I could go back there, but that would be the only case.

You can’t make this stuff up. At least, I can’t.

I’m tired of paying the consequences for the actions and idiocy of other people. I believe in karma within one’s lifetime and this person’s venom and poison will come back to him or her, but DAY-UM. This is pretty ridiculous in the right now.

*…doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.*