What to do about a toxic coworker.....
I'll try to make this as short as possible. September will make two years for me at the company I work for. The TCW (Toxic coworker) has been there for less than seven months. I've introduced myself politely and have done nothing wrong to this person. A couple months back; I began to notice the TCW watching me from the opposite side of the conveyor belt we work on. I've also noticed that they avoid speaking to me but seem to go out of their way to speak to everyone else.
So a few weeks ago; we were both leaving work at the same time and I asked if they had a problem with me. I did it respectfully in a way of making sure it was just us two with no audience. The person said they didn't have a problem with me and they only gave handshakes to people from the side they work on. I call BS. They deliberately go out of their way to ask questions about work to a person I'm talking to right in front of me. Now they have a sidekick who is new as well and it just brings negative energy to the group I work with. I see the negative influence they have on the new guy and it just feels like a weird coup against me. I'm almost 40 and they are 19.
What should I do after I approached the TCW face to face but it still seems like a weird tension is still present?