I Feel Bullied At New Job.. How Do You Protect Yourself From “Evil Eye” At Work?

Everyday this week I’ve been on orientation at this rehabilitation center. It’s my first ever Nursing Assistant job. Each day, I’m scheduled with someone that I shadow from 7am to 3pm. I had this woman twice on different days. The first day I had her, she was nice. The second time I had her on a different day, she was undeniably more rude. She said things like “it’s your third day and you still don’t know?!” “THINK!” “I feel like I’m gonna cry” (that one she said in a sarcastic manner because I think she saw me tearing up because of her)

Also, I made a few mistakes that day. And everytime I made a mistake, I felt like her & the nurse at that shift would talk about me. Especially when I heard them laughing. Also, she was on the phone atleast 3 different times with someone, speaking in Polish (her native language). I’m almost positive she talked bad about me during those phone calls too.

Fast forward to this morning, the woman I’m speaking about, came for her 7am - 7pm shift. She was talking to other Nursing Assistants while STARING right at me in a despair way like “ugh not you!” I think she thought she’d have to train me even more. I swear I heard her say the words, “she’s so stupid.” Then when I went in the break room to get my stuff so I could leave, I swear I heard someone say “she works nights!” (Again, I feel like it’s about me)

So yeah I finished my first ever full 12 hour shift (7pm to 7am) & I feel like it’s being clouded by worries over being potentially gossiped about by these people.

It’s ridiculous because this woman is decades older than me with her own family & I’m in my 20’s, kinda cliche isn’t it?