I’m still shocked
I get on with everyone at work, apart from one of the seniors. Well – I would get on with her, but she doesn’t give me the chance. Rarely acknowledges me and only talks directly to me when she needs to. She has been off work for 10 days (annual leave) and today she came back and to be honest, I was kinda dreading my shift tonight for this reason.
I walk into the staffroom and say hello to the staff in there, typically, the senior I’m talking had her back turned to me. I’m used to it. But then about 5 minutes later she says, “hi Elaine”. Wow. Hang on a minute. It didn’t stop there though… the whole evening was a bit… bizarre…
Not only did she say hello to me but this senior also…
- Looked at me whilst giving out handover (the report of happenings in between shifts)
- Started a conversation with me non-work related. Heck, while I’m at it, she also started a topic with me, on my own, about something work related (I feel like a spare part, like I’m not actually a support assistant and I shouldn’t know the goings on, when she’s working on my shift)
- Listened to what I was saying and commenting on it.
- Thanking me.
Not only that but when the other support assistant, my senior and I were having a conversation about the person I’m covering maternity for (I’m a temp), a discussion about what’s gonna happen to me when the woman comes back came up and the senior said, “I don’t think B (boss) has any intentions of letting Elaine go. Gotta good’un, need to keep’em”.
Oh wow. I need to sit down – Wait. I am sitting down. 
It may not sound much but tonight she has treated me *totally* different to what she has treated me the last 3 months, since I started this job. She must have had a bad bang on the head or something in them 10 days. She did go to hair dressers and have her hair re-dyed, maybe the dye leaked into her skull and into the brain. Of course – I’m not complaining about her being nice to me. I just found it really strange!