"If I make her laugh, then my day is complete"

Things like that.. they can be taken many different ways.

I thought that by being polite I was giving the indication that I am taking everything professionally.. meaning our palship is merely a friendly workplace relationship.

This seems to have backfired.

The other day when I came to ask a particular supervisor (the same one from the story about hairy bodies), he starts off by asking me where my supervisor is.. I didn't know, which is why I came to find him in the first place. If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered him. I would much rather ask my own supervisor because I like her better than him. In response, I get "Oh, well we're having some problems with her" .... What exactly he expected me to say, I don't know. I was thrown off guard and chose to ignore it. I have no time or interest for other people's workplace spats. So, I just said "Okay" and tried to go on with my question.

He proceeds to interrupt me with numerous questions, phrased in different ways, asking me why I hate him so much.. why I'm so cold to him, etc. "It seems like you just tolerate me, like you put up with me, as if I'm not good enough to be your friend. Why is that?"

That threw me off even more.

Here I am.. trying to help a customer.. JUST DOING MY FREAKIN JOB...and all he apparently has time to do is dump hurt feelings on me? I really didn't know what to say..

Of course, since I'm at work.. the first response that comes to mind is "I'm sorry you feel that way".. and then I try to redirect the situation back to work related issues.

"Oh no you didn't just use that on me"

(refering to the empathy statement we are required to use when a customer expresses dissatisfaction or something of that sort.. it just came out naturally)

Later, when someone mentions I said something to them (about some training certain some of us are getting that this particular person should have been included in, but apparently wan't aware of until I mentioned it) something to them, he raises his voice so I can hear and says "I'm glad Discordia is friends with you." and some other stuff, directed at me..

How am I suppose to respond? I don't feel uncomfortable, or I would have reported him already... I am just utterly confused. Am I sending some kind of signal which I'm unaware of? Am I not being professional the "correct" way? What am I missing?