Yes. I was betrayed by a colleague long ago. I was hurt so much because I thought that she was a friend. That colleague bullied me. Initially, she was nice to me so I trusted her. But after our boss acknowledged me, she started to hate me. Maybe she was jealous. Our boss was just nice to everyone and she did not give me a special attention when she acknowledged me. I guess that being close to a boss is big deal with that colleague and she wanted to be the one being notice by the boss.
I almost resigned at that time because of her. But I just kept my faith in God. I told myself that it was part of the corporate world. Jealousy of a colleague happens sometimes. So I set my mind not to be affected by her verbal offense on me. I told myself that I was working for my financial needs and not to make friends at work. So I get used to work with her around and was able to keep my job.
Eventually, she cannot accept committing mistake so she gave up and resigned. She seemed to be a strong person. She has many friends at work and she was a top performer. But I realized that she has a low self-esteem. Even if she is a performer at work and have lots of friends, she decided to resign because of just one mistake. I have observed that she was demotivated by that mistake. That mistake is understandable but she was not able to handle it. I saw in her the sadness before she took absence without leave.
I was happy when she quit. I got peace of mind. I thought that it was her karma to commit that mistake.
Anyways, that experience was a lesson to me. Not everyone is good. I told myself to just ignore people like her. God knows my heart and my mind and He loves me so He will protect me from bullies. I have also learned that I just have to divert my attention to more important things than buy her verbal offense to me. There is more to life than a bully colleague.
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