My Boss called me FAKE. What can I do?

[Anonymous]

My supervisor and boss called me fake. My supervisor feels I am fake because I treat everyone the same at work, even if I dislike the person. A coworker (Lisa) and I hardly talk because I caught her gossiping about me in the break room. Then when a new guy at work was hire she called me desperate and fast. All kinds of crap but the guy was into me not her. I can’t help that so, I just kept my distance from her and didn’t say anything but hi and bye to her. I kept it professional.

Some how my boss found out that I don’t like Lisa (I think Lisa told her to be honest) and never to my face always behind my back I found out my boss and supervisor called me fake. One of the reasons being I still talk to Lisa at work. I’m friendly with her just like I am with everyone else. I DON’T hangout with Lisa outside of work were not friends. I don’t have her number.

A coworker had a birthday party and he invited everyone Lisa was there. I didn’t care because I was supporting my coworker so it didn’t matter that Lisa was there. My supervisor found out and felt I was fake for going. He said “I don’t understand why Kim would go to a birthday party if she doesn’t like Lisa to me that just seems fake”. This to me is just annoying.

[Anonymous]

Lol you need to toughen up and learn to look after yourself at work. Lisa has done a good job of turning everyone against you. Do you and Lisa do the same job and are you better than her at it? Are you a future contender for a promotion Lisa wants?
Sounds like you have been failing to play office politics and it may hurt your career.
Im good at my job and get most of my work done before dinner time. Literally 20% of what I do all day is work, 60% is office politics and another 20% is taking credit for other people's work, getting other people to do my work and making sure my ass is covered.
So you see im not the hardest worker or the best im just the smartest and its nothing personal but I tramp people like you down so I can step on you on my way up.

[TheHooptyMiata]

I'd have said this exact thing:

'If you want me to be real, I can be real. You wanna see real, cunt? I'll show a motherfucker real. LISA YOU FAT FUCKING CUNT, I HOPE YOU STAND ON A FUCKING LEGO, TRIP ON A POWER CORD AND FALL FACE FIRST INTO A DEEP FAT FRYER. NOW GET OUT OF MY FACE YOU UGLY WORTHLESS SMELLY PIECE OF SHIT, BEFORE I BODYSLAM YOUR ASS SO HARD YOU LEAVE AN IMPRINT OF YOUR ROLLS ON THE ASPHALT. That real enough for you, hotshot? Oh, wait, you preferred it when I was professional and civilized. What a surprise. Don't talk shit again or I'll take a dump in the aircon and JB Weld it shut.'

*drops mic*

*leaves*

Approach from a position of strength, not weakness. Make the fucker your bitch.

[Remonster]

Life isn't a Hollywood film, bro. People lose their jobs for going on tirades like the one you just typed out. But sure I bet it would be really fun to do if you wanted to quit your job anyway and don't need your workplace for references.

[TheHooptyMiata]

@Remonster Don't I know it! I got fired from a waiting job because this rich Jaguar driving Prada wearing son of a cunt left me a $1 tip on a $150 check. A buck. I'm in college and I leave 20%, what's this guy on?

Anyway yeah while dolla signs and his buddies enjoyed their coffee and mints, I went out to the valet parking, took the keys and did my signature rolling burnout in his XJ.

Yeah, fair to say I got fired. I only didn't get charged with theft because I was 16 and the rich guy decked me so he's be just as fucked.

No regrets. My parents went fucking nuclear but the look on that dude's face was worth it. :D

[Remonster]

Lol I gotta admit that it cracked me up. But the corporate world is a very different beast, don't forget that. ;)

[TheHooptyMiata]

@Remonster I'm probably gonna end up in academia or entertainment so I'll never have to worry about the corporate 'chain of screaming' (copyright Barney Stinson)

Academia, because I plan on going to grad school and becoming a physics professor.

Entertainment, because I'm mildly famous thanks to YouTube.

Or, I might drop out and become a dope peddling bum. Who knows. :D

[Remonster]

Peddle dope at night, teach in the morning, snort coke for sweet ad money on youtube in the evening. :P

[rsstanford]

Keep your mouth close around people like that. Seems that gossip is their life and you shouldn't take part in negative people's activities. Just be professional. He seems like he just wants to get understand skin like he has misery loves company. You're going to have to be the adult in the situation. I can't stand when a work place is like high school all over again it's like grow up your in 30s or whatever shouldn't you care about more pressing matters? Just don't let the negativity get to you and he will leave you alone. Negative won't bother people who are positive and accepting of themselves.

[Winesteed]

That's not called being fake, that's called being professional. You treat everyone with respect when you are in a professional situation where you are going to be working closely with them for the foreseeable future because you don't want work to be Hellish.

Going to a party because you like most of the people there except for one person? That's not called being fake, that's called being mature.

Your bosses need to get that straight and take a page out of the "How to be a Professional Adult" book.

[Blonde401]

Just sounds like you're professional and don't want to start drama to me.

[GingerGuy]

I would take "fake" as "professional" That's how you should treat people at work. All the same.

[Decentguy]

dont be friendly with lisa, all these people are assholes and nothing. just be straight forward to these kind of people, and remember if nobody hates you then your doing something wrong.

[abundantlyrich]

Some people will always think bad of you at work... Live with it.

Diss girl drama.

[sp33d]

They're entitled to their opinion. Why should it matter?

[Asker]

An opinion it is

[sp33d]

So, perhaps you are fake or maybe your coworkers are crazy. In all likelyhood, it's both. The question is, why does it matter? What happens when you crack this complicated puzzle?

[Asker]

Perhaps I am. But none of it matters because you just reminded me that people are entitled to their opinion. No matter how dumb it may be. Questioning it would be pointless.

[mutedaisy]

Your boss seems to suffer from stupidity.