Can't We All Just Get Along

Day two of the unhappy co-worker saga. I have extended the olive branch and it was not well received. It was actually broken across the knee, tossed into a garbage can and lit on fire. The tension here is so thick you could cut it with a knife. I am not the only one in the office who has noticed. I have been researching blogs & articles looking for ways to relieve this less than desirable situation. Several articles said to let it go. Some said to take the high road and kill them with kindess. Others said to approach neutrally. I think the olive branch was neutral. Once again, the gun is pointed at me and I was only doing what I was instructed to do. Work is not a death sentence, we choose to be here.