We have this weird coworker at our office whom we don't feel comfortable around?

ok, we tried to get along with her, but she has a way of responding back aggressively whenever we're nice to her. Like if she looks sad, we approach her nicely and she's like ';Get away from me';. Even if she's not sad, she's always like that. I don't know why she even comes to work. Since she started working about 5 months ago, managers literally ignore her and they don't give her any tasks to do. It's weird really. Our company never fires anyone at all. Their policy is to get rid of employees who are rude or cause trouble. She doesn't cause trouble or anything, she just hates everyone around her and she doesn't appreciate anyone trying to get to know her.





She even lied to me several times and sometimes she'd ask me questions about my work and the people at work. I even told her once that I don't get along with this coworker and she went and spread that word to another coworker.





She often sits down quiet at her desk listening to what's going on around her without engaging in conversations and such and I can see from her eyes that she's listening to us. It makes me so uncomfortable when I want to say something to some other colleague. She watches everyone. What's her problem?





And how can we deal with her..even better convince her to quit or something? I hate to be mean like that but she's creepy reallyWe have this weird coworker at our office whom we don't feel comfortable around?
Ignore her. Pretend she doesn't exist. She doesn't sign your paycheck-your company does.





She could be friends with someone in management-';managers ignore her and don't give her tasks to do';, so technically from what you're saying, she's being paid to do nothing.





She watches everyone and evesdrops? She could be a silent snitch for management. From my experiences in the workplace I've found and assumed: ';You don't know who calls/sees who on weekends/holidays/after work.';





I worked in a similar situation. A coworker kissed up to management and got away with things she should have be fired for. Before hallway securitycameras and punch clocks were installed, we were on the honor system-write in your arrival time on an attendance sheet. Some people would arrive late. Coworker would run and tell management-and management listened. Those latecomers had to make up their time, either by coming in earlier, working through lunch, or leaving 1 hr. later until the time they owed was complete.





If you want to talk about anything, and don't want your coworker evesdropping-talk somewhere else. Assume the less she knows, the less she'll probably take to management. She obviously doesn't have a life outside the workplace.





Good luckWe have this weird coworker at our office whom we don't feel comfortable around?
There is one sure way . Do your work,and mind your own business. Maybe ask for some extra work to do. Sounds like you might not have enough to keep you busy.
She's either a spy or she's mentally ill.
You have no idea what her problem is or what hand life has dealt this woman. She obviously has issues, but quit making it yours and everyone else's problem. Ignore her. If you catch her listening, then drag her into the conversation with ';What do you think about that?'; She may not even answer, and where can she go but her desk? Is she supposed to just waste the day gossiping with you? If you have things you need say to another colleague without extra ears, then do it in private. Trying to push someone out of their job is cruel. You say nothing about the quality of her work. Don't spend so much time trying to talk to her, and keep your answers short and professional. Maybe that's the problem, too much personal and not enough professional around your workplace.
You actually sound quite gossipy, maybe that's why she doesn't like you guys? I mean you say you can't say things to your other colleague. Why? Because you must be gossiping to them %26amp; don't want her to spread it around. And you told her about not getting along with another co-worker %26amp; she told them, that was gossip. Maybe she thinks you gossip about her (which I bet you do, I mean you are doing that on here!) %26amp; was getting her own back.





Instead of gossiping talk to everyone at work about general things like what you did on the weekend, things in the news, etc.





Personally I'm friendly but always on guard at work as I've worked in really cut throat places where people pretend to be friendly but it's only to dig dirt to twist your words %26amp; tell management false things, etc. Maybe she's been in workplaces like that %26amp; doesn't trust anyone, in which case I don't blame her, although her behaviour does sound emotionally immature %26amp; too rude.





She can't be fired if she is competent at her job %26amp; honest (ie: not stealing anything). Some companies will speak to someone who is rude to coworkers but it sounds like this company doesn't care. I guess you could band together to tell management you want them to address her behaviour but bear in mind that will cause her to let out a barrage of complaints about things that you guys do. Like gossiping for instance.
So you've encountered someone who doesn't play well with others. I find it difficult to believe this is the first time in your life that this has happened. It didn't happen all through school? Really? What did you do then? I would guess that maybe, when you were in school, you tried to approach them, and then after a while, when that didn't work, you just left them alone. Did you try to convince them to find a new school, or did you just leave them alone?





I hope you just left them alone. Anything more would be akin to bullying. And it is EXACTLY what you should do now, and the next time you meet someone who either can not or will not fit in, you just leave them alone.