That co-worker again

[JC001]

Ignore her, walk away, shake your head and vent to a friend if it helps. That's what I do with with clueless people. I learned they aren't worth my time to worry about since they won't change. Venting to a friend gets it out of my system and my friends know it helps me feel better saying something. They just listen (and they sometimes get a laugh out of the moment's stupidity), don't offer advise and I move on.

[barry581]

It's ok to be sensitive, and people like your co-worker will feed off of your sensitivity by acting in a condisending manner. She absolutely knows what she's doing, and she does it in a manner that it's not something you can complain about to a superior without looking like your whining about something trivial. You know what she's doing, it's up to you to decide how to react when she does things like this. She will continue as long as she knows it's bothering you.

[MontananDakota]

Thanks everyone, its refreshing to vent here. And I appreciate the good advice.

[CraftHer]

She then says ( with a smile) "oh I hope it wasn't too much trouble for you". I think she was mad that I didn't put it in her cube.

I am sensitive, too. And sometimes things just rub me the wrong way. One thing I try to do is to not assume what the other person was thinking or implying. When she said "oh I hope it wasn't too much trouble for you" just say "not at all" or "happy to help out". Just take the statement at face value, no reading between the lines. Whether or not she was mad is not you're problem. There's no need to go over to her cube and explain yourself. It sounds like it's a small working space so she probably already knows about your lifting restrictions.