i am slow (and wierd)

so it takes me about 24 hours to get a joke [at my expense].

yesterday a coworker(1) kept telling another coworker(2) they smelled so good. finally after hearing it several times over on a couple occasions i was like, "really? i don't smell anything." coworker(1) said it was the perfume, so i got closer to coworker(2) and was like, "i don't smell anything. is it her shampoo?" i was curious why she was making such a fuss when i could smell nothing. then coworker(1) said it was coworker(2)'s armpits. i was almost convinced for a second, because i am slow like that. but i gave a "what the hell" look. coworker(1) then laughed.

i didn't get it until this morning when i was thinking of it in the shower. apparently coworker(1) was going out of her way to get me to smell coworker(2)'s armpits so she could laugh at me.

several weeks ago coworker(2) needed a pit-check because she forgot to wear deodorant. as a friend i gave her the all-clear! lol i know, maybe it's gross but i have no problem getting near someone and telling them if they smell like b.o. or if they have something in their teeth. *shrug*

i guess coworker(2) mentioned it to coworker(1) and now coworker(1) wants to make fun of me. that is the part i don't like. like, am i the doormat that she thinks she can make fun of? i don't know how to respond. i hate being slow and unwitty. i don't know how to turn it into a joke and be funny about it. :/

i am so awkward and wierd. i just do NOT want to be around people at all anymore because of it. i had a shittastic night at work last night and i need to be out the door for work like NOW. literally. ok i'm going to work now. bye.

fuck me.

It's hard to know how to respond without actually being there. Some workplace humour isn't always malicious, even though it seems that way. People often make fun of one another to pass the hours away when doing something mundane. It sounds like you're wiser to it than you think! If it upsets you that much, just assume that whatever they're saying to you is a set up for a joke and don't take the bait...just smile and pass it off with good humour. Don't give them any ammunition! Lighten up a little. If they see it's not adversely affecting you, they'll probably turn on each other instead!

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