katanamoon
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As part of a company "go above and beyond" type incentive, I've been chosen to go away skiing for a few days at the end of the month with a group of others from work. Now don't get me wrong, I am incredibly grateful and honoured to have been chosen, but I am getting more and more worried about it as it gets closer.
I love skiing. Skiing I can do all day. What I'm not so comfortable with is spending four days in very close company with a group of people (particularly the girls), some of which I know actively dislike me for no reason whatsoever, and some of which I can't help but get that vibe that they bitch about me behind my back.
I know that sounds awfully paranoid but I went to an all-girls school and, well, let's just say I didn't have the best time of it. I find it very hard to trust women in particular as a result, but you know when you just get that feeling that they act differently around people that they're friends with to the way they act around you? It's just stupid things like them getting all excited about all the new clothes they've bought and I'm like, we're going skiing for 3 days, all you'll need is ski stuff and slobby clothes to kick back in afterwards and then I get those looks like gawd what a loser.
I guess my main concern is the room share situation (we're in pre-arranged rooms of two) and just generally not wanting to feel left out. It's easy enough to rise above it at work because at least you can go home at the end of the day and relax in your own space.
Sorry for the waffling but I can't tell my husband because he just tells me not to be paranoid and that of course no-one hates me and I just really need to get it off my chest!
I love skiing. Skiing I can do all day. What I'm not so comfortable with is spending four days in very close company with a group of people (particularly the girls), some of which I know actively dislike me for no reason whatsoever, and some of which I can't help but get that vibe that they bitch about me behind my back.
I know that sounds awfully paranoid but I went to an all-girls school and, well, let's just say I didn't have the best time of it. I find it very hard to trust women in particular as a result, but you know when you just get that feeling that they act differently around people that they're friends with to the way they act around you? It's just stupid things like them getting all excited about all the new clothes they've bought and I'm like, we're going skiing for 3 days, all you'll need is ski stuff and slobby clothes to kick back in afterwards and then I get those looks like gawd what a loser.
I guess my main concern is the room share situation (we're in pre-arranged rooms of two) and just generally not wanting to feel left out. It's easy enough to rise above it at work because at least you can go home at the end of the day and relax in your own space.
Sorry for the waffling but I can't tell my husband because he just tells me not to be paranoid and that of course no-one hates me and I just really need to get it off my chest!