I'm a trouble maker, no?

Dave and I nearly got ourselves fired today for our "conduct" the past few days. We have a new person on staff and let's just say, our personalities are completely different. She seems to operate well under a stressful environment, we thrive on our laid-back, lower stress nature.

I admit I haven't been the nicest person in the world to her for the week she's been here, but nothing that to me warrants calling a meeting with our bosses. Basically I react to people in the manner I've been treated--which hasn't been very nice. It all started when she barked at the staff last Friday. Let's just say it didn't start things out on a good foot. I was honestly working on moving past that when she jumped on another co-worker about his time on the internet (he says he was on his lunch break). That set me back again. So I haven't exactly been Miss Friendly. Then the other day, she completely ignored me, walked past me and asked my coworker (who has the exact same job as me) for something that she could've asked me about. All apparently because she couldn't look at me since earlier in that day, I had slammed things down at my desk and shunned her when she talked to me. First off, I slam things in my file cabinet every day. I know this. It certainly has nothing to do with her. Or anything really. I just toss my bookbag & purse in and it is loud. As for the ignoring her? I honestly don't think I heard her. When asked to recount details of the incidents we've had, I couldn't remember things. But you know what? I don't remember a lot of things since my accident. Head trauma is a weird thing.

But we've put our differences aside for the good of the project. 'Cause it's gonna take everyone being on the same page to get the redesign done in time to go back live on-the-air at the end of July. And I most certainly do not enjoy the negative atmosphere that has been created so I'm all for putting whatever happened in the past and moving forward. This is why I'm getting this out and won't mention it again. We are all adults and are certainly capable of acting like it. I've apologized and she's apologized and we're moving on.

What worries me? I'm sure as hell not losing my job because someone is here on a 5 week detail and has already put me in some hot water with my bosses. I love my job and most of my co-workers. I work hard and take pride in what I do.

What a way to start my weekend.