I do not simply hate my co-worker Tom, I loathe him. We work in a bank together and he seems to think it's funny to make my life a living hell. Although we are the same age, he will actually revert back to grade school and say things to our manager like "Who do you like better, me or Becky?" He also loves to talk about how much of a bonus payout he gets from referring friends to the bank to open checking accounts. He makes it seem like the bank would be nothing without him bringing in business, but what's truly funny is, his friends close their accounts within two weeks.
On top of this, Tom burps in our faces, makes fun of the way people look (apparently I look too skinny and probably throw up all my meals or don't eat at all, according to him) and calls myself and the other women "stupid fucking morons" behind our backs. Once when I was helping a customer, Tom stepped in, called a banker and take them from me in order to get referral points-even though it wasn't his customer and he had one of his own.
He also loves to call me a racist and tells everyone I hate Mexicans (he is Mexican) even though I am friends with the other Mexican people who work there. He claims I am a Nazi who wants to kill his people, despite the fact that I am made up of mixed race myself and get along fine with my other co-workers. He has even once talked to me about how ignorant I am for not speaking Polish and how I need lessons in speaking my "native language", then was unable to pronounce my last name...which is actually a common polish surname where I live. He also likes getting in my way, poking me, and crying out that I've infected him with my germs, and sitting at my favorite spot...simply because he knows I love to sit there and for no reason other than that. That's ok though, because as soon as I put my two weeks notice in, I'm speed dialing HR and I'll give him a firing to remember!
Sounds like there was no intention of his friends keeping their accounts open. He gets to keep great bonus money and the friends can close their accounts and go back to their real banks.
Poking you is an assault, report the bastard! Burping in your face, the rude comments all qualify as "creating a hostile work enviroment". Who is your HR manager, his brother? Go after him, you shouldn't have to give up your job.