Friends like these

When I made the decision to come up here to Bowen, I did so with the knowledge in mind that I knew at least one person up here. I met her down in Victoria and worked with her for a while and was actually quite looking forward to seeing her again. As it turned out, the second day I was here I got sent to work in the same tomato shed that she works in - yay! It's nice to see her again and we chat and get on like we used to. Then I moved to the other shed that the farm owns, promoted above another friend of ours (or, as it turned out, hers). I didn't ask for the job, I wasn't pushing for it, I got it because I was more reliable at work than the other girl. I don't have constant time off for doctors appointments or just take days off without telling them (in fact, I rarely have days off at all!). She now accepts this. My friend doesn't. I've seen her once in the last couple of weeks and got completely cold shouldered. When I talked with my supervisor yesterday I found out that she had been bitching about me even before I started working there and when I did get a job there she told my supervisor that I was unreliable, had a drinking problem and would probably leave without a word of warning. She also told them about the CTG though probably not in the best light for me. I'm just glad that my supervisor decided to give me a go and let my actions speak for myself rather than listen to her.