Should I leave?

afterglow

Hi everyone

Have pretty much made up my mind about what I’m posting here, but want some outside perspectives please.

To start, let me say that this issue centres around myself and another coworker at the place where I currently hold a community employment position.
Clip notes version is that this coworker dislikes me immensely. I have done nothing on her, to offend her nor have I said anything against her to anyone at work apart from my boss of course, who is very supportive of me at this time.
I took the CE position last July. To be honest when I started, I thought, that because of the amount of voluntary work that I had done for the place previously, that there would be a job for me at the end of the placement, and that CE was just my way in the door.
Very shortly after I started then, this coworker began what I can only describe as sort of nitpicking at me. She asked me to make a change to my timetable, to get up early to come teach someone that was nothing to do with her, and not even in a class she taught. When I explained that I didn’t work at this time and that it hadn’t been agreed with my boss, and also that I would have to get up extremely early in the morning to do this, she jived at me telling me were I in full time employment I would have to do what was being asked of me. I answered that if I were, then of course I would, and also if I were in full time employment, I’d be earning a full time wage two.
I don’t think she liked that I stood up for myself, and that was it for a while.
A few months ago then, there was another incident, after which I said to someone(not the coworker) that I didn’t feel like I was part of the team and that sometimes I felt I didn’t belong working there.
This coworker acted all concerned, brought me into a room, and began by telling me that she has daughters my age, and if she knew they felt like I did, then she would be upset as a mum.
After this the conversation changed, and she then told me that I am rood and talk over people all the time in staff meetings. I had a conversation about this with my boss just today, and he confirmed to me that he does not think I am rood, nor does he think I talk over people.
The latest incident then happened a few days ago.
We had a staff meeting, and after the meeting, coworker was having a conversation with someone under her breath. I know that she was talking about how people talk all the time at staff meetings and how she finds it hard to take the minutes of the meeting. The person she was talking to was telling her to go to our manager if she still feels people are talking two much, but my question is, if it was just general, about everyone, why have the conversation under her breath? Why not just say it out? Obviously I cannot at all prove that I was the subject of her conversation, but I do know for a fact that this made me feel very uncomfortable indeed.
Earlier on that morning then, we were all giving passport information for a boat trip to France that is happening in May. When coworker was taking everyone else’s passport info, she was really cheerful/chatting away with them. When I handed her my passport, she did not even say thank you.
I have of course, subsequently taken my name off the trip list, and won’t be going.
The situation with coworker and the nearly certain possibility that there is no job, makes me now think that it is in my best interest to leave. I am very focused, and excited about going to college in September, so I’m currently applying for volunteer opportunities at the moment so I have something to do for the next few months, and so I won’t be sitting at home.
I’d just like some outside views on what I’ve written here. Has anyone been through something similar? Am I over reacting?
Thanks for reading and sorry for the length of the post.
Thoughts welcome

Tokyo

If this person is simply your co-worker, then why is she telling you what to do? Surely that is down to your boss, no? And have you spoken to your HR department regarding this? At the moment it wounds like you have had a couple of whispered conversations with others, and have asked your boss if you are rude, but other than that you don't really sound to have taken any proactive action.

Taltos

OP per our charter posters are asked not to start multiple threads in a short space of time here. Doing so will result in all threads being closed at a minimum.

You only need to start one thread - starting numerous threads over a short period of time will be considered attention whoring and they will be closed.

As this is the second incidence of this behaviour a warning has now been issued.