I am not sure about other companies, but in the company I work for and in my department, when more than 2 people apply for the same leave slots, we decide who gets the slot by drawing lots. So this year, I got the slot of my choice (HOORAY!). We do this at the start of every year.
The past 2 years have been really mentally and physically exhausting for me and I am looking forward to spending some quality time with my family and friends overseas in June when it is the holiday season.
The problem is that another colleague that chose the same leave slot as mine and did not get it has been possessively dropping hints that I should give up the slot as she has to spend time with her husband and 4 children. An example would be when we are having lunch, she would sit uncomfortably close to me and show me her childrens’ pictures and talk about how she wants to bring them overseas and blah blah blah. Another time, she was in a foul mood for god knows what reason, looks at me, frowns and starts saying stuff like “you don’t even have any children, so why do you need that slot?”
Eventually, I had enough of being nice and told her that I won the ballot fair and square. What if she feels unhappy about it, to go HR and complain about it, which she obviously won’t cos it makes her look petty af.
Now she is going around bad-mouthing about me to all my other colleagues and still pestering (it’s been 4 months already my god) me which has taken my irritation to another level. Was I really the bad person here?
Should I write her up to HR for harassment?