[amandakay29]

I have an annoying co worker. I have never met somebody that pushes my buttons like she does. I have been pretty sick during my pregnancy. Have done everything under the sun to try to stop throwing up. Crackers, ginger, preggie pops, b6, you name it I've tried it. This stupid stupid lady tells me everyday or suggests everyday I should try eating crackers when I wake up. Or some other little thing that is suppose to work. She's also told me that if I don't dtd with my husband that he's going to cheat on me and whatelse oh yeah today I sternly told a department I work with at work to "just do it, don't question me" (after I told them to send me something 4 times in the conversation) and she told me if I'm grumpy and nasty that my baby will come out that way and that I should be happy and in a good mood all the time for the baby. I told her in my nicest voice that I would accept a grumpy and nasty baby as long as it was healthy. She's driving me NUTS!!! I know my hormones are not in a good place right now and if I wasn't pregnant she wouldn't bother me. But how do I get her to just leave me alone???? I have enough worries with the pregnancy and being sick 24/7. I work in the operating room and she's a scrub tech and I'm a R.N. When we are assigned rooms we are stuck with the people all day. I don't want to have to go to the supervisor because it doesn't have anything to do with work.

[HippyMomOf4]

I would try telling her in a nice way that you've had enough with her comments. Thats about all i can say

[Melanie0507]

Wow, that's a tough one.

If you care about being nice, I guess you could try to tell her nicely that you have everything under control and you appreciate her concern, but already have lots of advice from family and friends.

On the other hand, if you really don't care about maintaining a good relationship, just tell her in a matter-of-fact way that you do not care to hear any more comments from her and if she can't stop, that you will ask that she not be assigned to the same room as you.

Please let us know how you handle it, I'm interested what ends up happening. I also really hope your MS goes away soon so that you feel better too!

[greenchild]

oh hun I am so sorry you have to deal with that!!! some people just don't think AT ALL before they speak.

I had a similar situation with a co-worker years ago (except it wasn't about pregnancy/babies) and it got so bad I even went to our boss who never did anything anyway. I finally just stopped talking to her, never answered her comments or anything unless it was work-related. Apparently that made her cry because I was being "mean". Can't please everybody. I finally was promoted to another dept and things were better after that, but that was mainly bc we were no longer in the same area.

[MelissaT1973]

This is a tough one....
My suggestion is the next time she makes a comment, you could say something like:
I am sorry if I am coming across mean/angry, etc but please can you try not to make any comments like this to me? I would like to keep our conversations work related and my personal business to myself.

Maybe something along those lines, and in a sincere tone, I don't know. But personally I always think it's best to a address the situation up front before you really get too worked up and say something you normally wouldn't or worse, have to bring upper management into it.

Good luck!

[..Jessica..]

Ugh, she needs to mind her own business. I'm sure she means well, with the suggestion of having crackers when you wake up, but jeez, it sounds like she's literally on your butt all day long.

I'd try to be nice to her, and if that doesn't work, ignore her completely.