I've likely been in denial on how to manage this for a while but here it is. There are really no dramatic stories of sabotage here, but more a mundane office politics situation that requires a TRP solution.

I work for a company that pays extremely well and only hires top-tier talent. Achieving my position was the culmination of 8 years of banging on doors and working my way up through the industry. I have now been here for three years and would like to see some advancement/significant recognition in the near future.

The company also commonly hires temps for extended periods of time for specific projects or to fill short term gaps in staffing. We hired a woman as a temp to fill a maternity leave vacancy. Although the position is not terribly difficult, the barrier to entry in the industry is fairly extreme and when a parallel position to mine opened up, she was hired after doing fairly well for about 6 months as a temp.

This is a very male dominated industry and we serve a specialized analysis role among a lot of skilled but blue collar laborers. Over time, my coworker has managed to ingratiate herself throughout the company with shameless flirting as one of the few, young, attractive women in the company. Although she is outwardly friendly to most people, I stand out as the one person she is openly cold to on almost all occasions, despite the fact that we should be working seamlessly as a team.

The behavioral distinction is so strong that it is clearly both a personal dislike of me and as well as a tactic to leverage herself within the department. My style is very collaborative and conceptual- very INTP. I like to talk about what is happening and sometimes get on theoretical tangents that infuriate her. Many people in the industry, myself included, come from much smaller entrepreneurial shops, only to final make the big leagues so there is a sense of camaraderie. This sort of relationship is completely lacking.

Recently she was given a company award for juggling both my job and hers when I had to take emergency vacation time when my close friend died unexpectedly. Furthermore, due to her time as a temp, she is cross-trained in more functions than I am. My role is generally "workhorse" and I am paid unhealthy amounts of overtime when things get choppy, making me look inefficient in doing the routine tasks, despite the necessity of the work.

I have made some progress after realizing that I am not going to be as well-rounded training-wise and successfully completed some larger scale leadership projects in my role. It remains to be seen how these advances will stack up in the general situation.

I've gone too far making the mistake of being "conciliatory" and trying to develop a congenial relationship. Recently, after her award, she has started to "correct" small things in my work that really don't make a difference ("you put too many pieces of paper in this folder" etc). I am looking for concrete suggestions about how to change my behavior to come out on top.