Yes! Although I'm not new to the team in my work, but there is this one colleague whom I feel does not like me. I can tell she treats me differently, compared to others on our team. The way she talks, her tone, her facial expressions, every way we interact, I can feel that she's just being sarcastic and does not like me. So, whenever our shifts overlap, I try and do everything correctly, and not get on her nerves. At times, when I see she's not in a good mood, I will avoid communicating with her, unless there's a third person around having a conversation together.
It's been a couple of years already, and I'm finally getting used to it. But I do voice it out, whenever I'm in a meeting with my Manager (which is like maybe twice a year). Even when I tell my Manager about it, I still don't see any changes. So, I try to see it as that's just the way she is. I think it could be the age difference and the generation gaps, I'm the age of one of her kids, so she might see me as an annoying child.
I've learned over the years, no matter what career or job I've ever done, there will always be at least that one person who doesn't seem to like us. Whether or not because we're new to the job, that we make mistakes, or even when we work too diligently, it might pose a threat to their position and they end up bullying us or make things hard on us or point out the littles mistake, just to make themselves look more superior and smarter than us. So, we just need to learn how to deal with those kind of people. I've been trying to see things in their perspective too. Maybe they have something going on in their personal lives, and it is only work, where they can take it out on people. So, it might not be us, that they are taking it out on, it's just that's the only place where they can vent and do not need to worry about hurting their loved ones instead. Since colleagues are just people they work with, they might not even be meeting each other outside of work, so they seem like the best target to vent at. You might feel depressed and saddened at first, but when you look at it in a way that you were able to help them let out that stress, you will feel better about how you were of some help in that sense.
In a new job and trying to fit in, just be yourself. Be confident in your work, and ask questions if you're unsure how something should be done. Depending on the type of work, mistakes are okay. It's just a process of learning and getting used to how things run. People usually like to talk about what they can do well in, so maybe you can try asking that colleague for help. Ask for their advice, how would they handle certain situations?
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