My co-worker stabbed me in the back today. [View All]

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She and I spend a great deal of time together. This morning we had been discussing a sensitive work situation that was followed by an email conversation (I know, I probably shouldn't do that on company email).

Anyway, a short time later I walk down the hall to grab something off the printer when I notice she is in my other co-worker's office with the door closed. I instantly had that kind of office "Spidey sense" that made me think they were talking about me. Don't know why.

Fast forward about 15 minutes when I ask co-worker #2 to look at something on a zip disk for me. You see, it's a bit of antiquated technology and I no longer have one. Co-worker #2 has the only one hooked up in the office and I need a picture of something off an old zip disk. He tells me to go ahead and use his computer for a minute.

I push in the disk, locate the pic and go to his Outlook to email the picture to myself when I see an email from Co-worker #1. She has forwarded him my entire private conversation with her.

I was furious. Incredible Hulk kind of furious. I calmly waited another hour and asked her if she wanted to go to lunch. Something we do most days. When I confronted her with it, she tried to make up some lame story. I just told her to stop. Her lame story was making it worse. She reluctantly confessed and apologized, then quickly tried to change the subject.

What would you have done?

I feel totally betrayed. I work in a small office of a mega-conglomerate. It is a small group of people (5-6) and we have to spend about 60-70 hours a week together. I can't even get away from them......unless I leave. Which I think I've decided to do after 7 years at this company and 12 in the industry.