Back Stabbing

My God, it's been one heck of a week.

HP went pretty well considering that I was trying to organize out of my butt. I am so grateful that Jessica took the time to explain stuff to me. That was such a big help and makes up for a lot. Almost everyone worked their butts off on Friday night to help make the event a success.

I say "almost" because I'm sure you can guess who tried to sabotage it. Yeah. Melissa and I passed each other in the parking lot as I was coming in and she going out because Jess had scheduled her for a split shift. She was on her phone so no contact was made. Well, when she came back in, she had the nerve to tell me that she didn't know what to do! Um. . .I kind of explained it the night before. "Kind of" because she had told me that Jess had explained everything to her! So, I figured she knew what was going on. She certainly didn't have any questions when I asked her the night before. And here I was going to keep her as Mistress of Ceremonies like Jessica suggested! Omg. . .I was so freaking angry. But I didn't lose it on the floor. Melissa ended up spending the party time out in the mall doing virtually nothing. She helped Meghan with Potter Jeopardy at one point but spent most of her time either talking with Jessica or people she knew. The only time she actually worked was when the book was being sold and she was stationed at a register. And then she left the clean up to the rest of us and went home early under the excuse that Meghan was her ride when she had actually driven herself.

Can we say wanting to smack the crap out of her? But I didn't say anything because it would do no good. Why stoop to her level? On Saturday she was so less than cordial that it's amazing I kept my temper. She had told someone on Friday night that she was leaving because she found something better. Well, not much I could do until I got her formal notice. Which I did, on Monday. But not until after I had been chewed out by HR for things that Melissa told them. She slandered me and tried her darnedest to ruin my chances of getting the position. Hell, no doubt she was also trying to get me fired. Yes, some of what she said was true. Most of it was exaggerated. Like, she claimed I called her ten times last Wednesday! Since when does 2-3 times count? And it was because I was trying to make her a part of things like I was advised to do. AND, I even apologized for it to her the next day! I was so stunned that I didn't even try and defend myself much because it made me feel like I was in elementary school.

All week she has done nothing but be a bitch to me.

She thinks Jon and I stabbed her in the back. (snort) Yeah, ok. Sounds like the other way around. Especially with her telling customers that we ruined her chances, blah blah blah. Um, no. That would be herself and her behavior. She claims that I have no chance to get it because I went on medical leave. Um, legally that can't be a reason. And we all know why I was on leave. Yeah, like she's a stable personality. I have bitched on here but I supported her to the higher ups. I backed her bid for the position even though I was offended by her saying she would leave if she didn't get it because that was just plain childish. I have been nothing but nice to her and she turns around and stabs at me at every opportunity because she believes I did it first. (laugh) Yeah, I tell her why I'm applying and it's not good enough. Even now I care that she is all right. She went home sick on Tuesday and it took me asking her three times if she was better before she would answer me. And then when I asked if she'd been to the doctor, she snapped, "No, I don't need to go. I know what's wrong with me." Well, alrighty then. I felt genuine concern for her. That either makes me stupid or a nice person. Guess which one I'm going for. (sigh)

Melissa spent the afternoon not working and complaining. Lindsay will probably end up taking over for Melissa because the latter said that she has no motivation to work at the store and therefore would gladly give up her hours. I scheduled her the same as always next week because I didn't want her to complain that I was shorting her just because she was leaving. Yeah, and this is the person who claimed that she cared about the store more than anyone else.

Well, if what she wants is to leave. . .good riddance. We don't need for this drama to continue. We have a lot to get done and we're better off without people who aren't motivated. Plus, we need her poison out of the store. Once she's gone, I won't give her a second thought because I have enough to occupy me. Melissa can go off and play martyr elsewhere.

On the shiny side, I have learned a lot. And it's been a hard lesson. But I refuse to let it change who I am and how I care about people. I just need to be a little more careful about how I let self centered people affect me. (sigh)