[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by AcGold

So I have a co-worker I tried to help out in our spare time. He has music projects and I'm a producer so we had a working relationship outside of work. Turns out he's incredibly toxic and mentally unstable. As I was helping he turned into a bully, I confronted him on it and he reacted like a small child. End of relationship, kind of.

So now this guy hates my guts even though I was helping him in my spare time for absolutely zero benefit to myself. I helped push his music career forward substantially and got their first record made. Now when I see him at work he loathes me, he wants to create conflict and bully me around. I simply don't want to talk to him ever. I'm sick of him but he's trying to torment me now, gaslighting and psychological games and my work area is confined at times so he has a real easy time cornering me.

How do I get someone to leave me alone that is seeking confrontation? It's so tense a fist fight is possible at any moment and I don't know how to just get him to leave me alone for good. I've never dealt with such a toxic person in my life. Management will not help, there is no appeal to HR. I have to deal with it on my own. Are there any words to get him to forget him about me? Anyway to say go away without him trying to grab me and we end up fighting in the parking lot?

Sorry this seems odd to me. If the actions of one employee are making another employee uncomfortable at work, then I would suggest that Mgt or/& HR should be involved.

I am interested in the reasons HR & management gave to you on why they would not be involved.