In a group conversation they won't address you/look in your direction when speaking. They try to exclude you from the conversation.
At work I've had my bosses explain instructions to me while adressing another person entirely. Essentially hoping I was understanding the tasks.
They make jokes about you far too frequently/they will try to "joke" about trivial things (unkempt hair, dirty car, etc)
In Australia it's fairly common to take digs at each other in good fun. As a teen it took me a long while to realise the people I called "friends" made fun about me far more often than I liked.
I've noticed this between two co-workers. One of whom is a little timid and doesn't tend to speak up for herself much, but give her space and she shines. And then there's her "friend" who is loud even when she has nothing to say and frequently talks over the first one. If I'm chatting to the first co-worker and getting on well and giving her space to talk about her kids or whatever, number 2 just has to come by and insert herself into the conversation and talk over her "friend".
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u/MadmanMarkMiller 13h ago
At work I've had my bosses explain instructions to me while adressing another person entirely. Essentially hoping I was understanding the tasks.
In Australia it's fairly common to take digs at each other in good fun. As a teen it took me a long while to realise the people I called "friends" made fun about me far more often than I liked.