last friday at work a co worker (who kinda thinks she is my friend) however I don't really like her personality exchanged some emails, mine to her was telling her that I could not be bad with a co worker she is having trouble with. I told her I liked both of them and that I would treat them equally. She flipped out, she told me I think I am was too important and I needed to get over myself, and her last words were, to stay the hell away from her and not to vent to her anymore (we kinda vent to each other) becasue obviously I took her venting incorrectly. This person has been reprimanded by HR several times, sent to counseling and she does not seem to change. Do you think her emails to me are justified?? I printed them all out, I am tempted to show it to our boss, I think she is being too hostile and is a lunatic. Opinion please!!

Aww come on need some input peeps

Just stay away froom her.

just forget her keep the emails for a later time

sounds like you were just trying to stay nuetral between her and the other coworker. Hostility should never be tolerated in the work place. If you can't talk things out rationally with her you should probably go to you supervisor or HR with the problem especially if she has had problems in the past.

I have to work with her directly so it is hard to stay away, we interact with the work we do. I can only do that to a certain extent.

well she sounds to me, like the kind of person that is in desperatly need of prozac...lol
well if she already had trouble with other persons...if i were u i would stay away from her and tell the boss before she t goes first and tell things about u ..

I would confront the friend (or so called friend) and let her know how you feel. If she doesn't back off, report her.

Oh I was trying to stay neutral, she also implied I like this person and she is my new friend??? WTF???

Well, I would say let by gones be by gones, if you feel you shoudl bring it to HRs attention, do so, but make it clear that you are doing so, for the good, not for evil. Know what I'm saying?

Maybe you vent to her much more than you listen to her, as far as she is concerned......

No she vents to me alot, and she tells me way to much info about her personal life, stuff that is bizarre. sometimes she scares me with the stuff she has told me..

Well I am def staying away from her as much as possible, will just discuss work with her and that is it. but i think I will go to my boss and discuss what happened, in case the work situation is intolerable..

And thanks lily I did think that a first, but I listen to her all the time.

I think I would just let it go. It sounds a bit juvenille to me.

Try telling her something like, we seem to have personal differences but need to work together, so lets just keep it professional. If this don't work and she goes off again tell the boss. Keep the emails just in case you need them. They are dated .

good luck

Hey whatdoyaknow, that is a good way to put it, I might give it a go on Monday when the time is right, hope she doesn't pull a gun on me, LOL