Older Girl Hating on Younger Girl?

[drooliette]

At work, I'm chatting with this girl who's like early-mid 30s and every chance she gets, she's always talking **** about another girl on our team who's in her early 20s. The older girl basically attributes her age for being "stuck-up", "needy", "thinks she's owed everything". Basically, she talks **** and always says something about her being young.

I sense that the 30 something year has a thing for me but I'm not sure. Is this a jealousy thing?

 

[Who Dares Win]

Its a woman you want nothing to do with apart from work...and possibly not even that.

 

[Urbanyst]

Most post-wall women are bitter in one way or another.

30's is the age when women start slowly losing their power (or quickly in some cases). Its a pretty horrifying and sobering experience. At least for those who are not in denial lol.

 

[zekko]

Older women resenting younger women is a real thing.
But I'd say most women are unhappy with some other woman or other at any given time. Seems to be built into the gender.

 

[BeExcellent]

Women are often catty & cutthroat. If you are "better" in some way than another woman you'll often have to deal with this kind of drama and subversion. I used to be indignant about it. I no longer care unless it directly affects my livelihood (which it has on occasion over the years.)

Now I just recognize it, manage it where I must, avoid it when I can, and don't worry about it unless I absolutely have to.

If you are very pretty, very hot physically, very smart or very accomplished or some combination of the above just learn to understand & embrace the haters. These sorts of women feel inferior in some way next to you. That's their problem. Just recognize it, have a gracious attitude about it & go about your business.

Be the bigger, better person. They can stew in their own vitriol. It will age them that much faster, lol.

 

[Mike32ct]

I knew an older female coworker that would often complain when we would have a younger, better looking female hire. These new hires were good workers and genuinely nice people too. Honestly, there was no reason for the hate, EXCEPT for some kind of envy.

Women can be catty that way. It makes no sense. There will always be someone else better looking.
I don't hate the Chad guy in the office. We get along great.

Lastly, don't let her draw you into any negative gossip.