How would you reply? read below.

[LadyEmeraude]

A COWORKER LOOKS YOU DEAD IN THE FACE AND SAYS
'I don't like you.'

What's your response?

 

[Sunkist]

A COPWORKER LOOKS YOU DEAD IN THE FACE AND SAYS
'I don't like you.'

What's your response?

Is that a typo, and you meant coworker?
If it is, I'd probably shrug, say "So?" and walk away.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

For myself, and I did have this happen long ago,
but I only smiled and then walked away. I was
47 years old at that time ..

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Is that a typo, and you meant coworker?
If it is, I'd probably shrug, say "So?" and walk away.

Oh how funny! Yes it's a typo! I'll try to correct it.
Thanks Sunkist.

 

[katlupe]

I would walk away also. Over the years I have had many people who did not like me. Never affected me.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

It would depend on my mood at the time and how I felt toward them. I generally wouldn't respond to something that direct.

 

[CallMeKate]

If I'd be in my sassy mood, I'd probably say "Oh thank heavens, I never liked you either!"

 

[Naturally]

For myself, and I did have this happen long ago,
but I only smiled and then walked away. I was
47 years old at that time ..

I like your response. A smile and walking away shows confidence. Not everything deserves a reply. Some comments aren’t worth the air they ride in on, and silence can be surprisingly loud.

That said, for me it might depend on who, when, where … and how much coffee I've had.

 

[Pepper]

I would say
Okay

 

[Jeni]

I am sure many have faced that.
I would say tell me something I do not know. nowhere in job description did it say i had to be friends with co-workers

 

[KSav]

I, too, would just smile and/or say "OK" and then walk away.

 

[robin416]

If it is, I'd probably shrug, say "So?" and walk away.

 

[C50]

I'd probably tell them that has no effect on my life.

 

[officerripley]

I'd never be clever enough to say this but it'd be cool to reply something like, "My sympathies about the fact that I'm not going to give you the satisfaction of an argument about it" and walk away.

Oh, and I don't understand someone not liking you, @LadyEmeraude but a lot of people are strange.

 

[Della]

I'd like to think I would say something cool and nonchalant, but I expect I would say, "Really? Why not?'"

 

[Murrmurr]

I've been told that, actually. I just said "Good to know; thanks."

But if I heard that from a foreman or boss, I'd ask if there's anything I can do to improve our working relationship. If it's something we can't work it out, I'd ask for a transfer.

 

[Murrmurr]

I'd like to think I would say something cool and nonchalant, but I expect I would say, "Really? Why not?'"

Nothing at all wrong with that. It's a very good response.

 

[CaliS]

Something like, "I'm sorry to hear that, but I expect you to be professional and not let it interfere with our work" ...

To be honest, I'm a people pleaser at heart - so it would be hard for me to hear someone straight up didn't like me. Glad that never happened to me. I'm sure there were people that didn't care for me at work, but they were never quite so bold about it.

 

[Bella]

A COWORKER LOOKS YOU DEAD IN THE FACE AND SAYS
'I don't like you.'

What's your response?

Good for you.

 

[Knight]

Why?

 

[Paladin1950]

I would probably just laugh and walk away. If he or she said that to me, that would mean that they don't talk to me anyway since they feel like that. So it wouldn't mean anything to me at all. I would probably think that they were really ignorant for saying that to begin with.

 

[Jules]

If it were someone who could actually affect my job, I’d go to HR. No point letting them get away with eroding your confidence or career.

I would put the info and comment into a diary, just in case I have to recall it later.

Smart ass replies to another worker, I know I’d think of something brilliant right after I walked away.

If you were malicious, you burst into tears, head to the top boss and initiate a lawsuit.

 

[Feelslikefar]

"COOL! That's what I was going for..."

 

[Trish]

I hope I would say "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn".

What a shame you can't smoke in the work place - a puff of smoke in their face as you walked away would be good too

 

[WheatenLover]

I would say "that's none of my business". Because it isn't. Or I'd say, OK, your loss.

I had a coworker who didn't like me. She would get in my face and tell me how she felt. I just walked away. Her beef was that I had been promoted to senior accountant and it should have been her job. I had an accounting degree. She was an accounts payable clerk. The reason no one even thought of her for the job was because she wasn't qualified for it. She thought it was because of her race.