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Coworker Rant (kinda long)
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Hehe, yeah, it's called the victim advocates
And thank you for the advice Cindy- it is always welcomed and appreciated
jeeze this persons a social worker,sounds like a real caring person (not) maybe one of her *clients* will take ecception to her attitude and punch her on the noseOriginally Posted by ugaimes
Nope, she's said that she hates cats(Should've known it wouldn't work out then!) . Not the typical social worker!
good luck and dont let her get u down,and she will trip herself up just though sheer agarogance (sp?)
YES I am going through a similiar situation with one of my co workers and KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL!! I TRY to work PROFESSIONALLY with him but he makes it SO HARD sometimes!Originally Posted by ugaimes
Thanks guys for all of your support and very kind words (Kelly, that was very, very sweet of you to say that).
Have any of y'all had a similar situation with a coworker? If so, how'd you handle it?.
One example I'd like to share with you- I am in charge of some projects so committees sometimes have to meet with me for feedback, etc. I set up a meeting with one committee that HE is on and asked to meet in my office... When he and the other co worker came to my office, he said "I don't want to meet in your office. I want to meet in a NEUTRAL place! NO discussion about this!" I was like ::censor::censor::censor:: and ALMOST asked if he saw any weapons in my office!
LUCKILY, my boss supports me 100%. I have tried not to say much to my boss about this co worker cuz I don't want to sound like a "whiner" and have tried to resolve issues on my own unless it's serious. However, my boss is starting to take some issues with how this person is behaving toward me so he's taking care of it.
Just hope someday that this PRECIOUS PERSON shoot himself in the foot and have no choice but to leave but I'm not going to hold my breath on that!
I have met with him several times but have not had any success with that so I've quit that. Now, I just ignore his behavior most of the time and just keep working professionally with him. If I feel his behavior is getting out of control or that I need support, then I'd talk to my boss..
Sending YOU POSITIVE VIBES.. HANG in there, try to think positive.. Try to stay professional, discuss professional things ONLY and try not to take things personally.. That is what I am doing and it is working so far.
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Thank you so much Pamela! And
to you for what you're going through! Ugh! He sounds horrible!
I'm glad that your boss is aware of the situation and supportive of YOU. Sounds like you are doing everything right here and that coworker of yours just has a nasty attitude about things.
Gee, think we should start a TCS support group for people with nasty coworkers?
I'm glad that your boss is aware of the situation and supportive of YOU. Sounds like you are doing everything right here and that coworker of yours just has a nasty attitude about things.
Gee, think we should start a TCS support group for people with nasty coworkers?
That's a GREAT IDEA! Maybe the name could be "TCS- stop me from killing a co worker!" support group or something!Originally Posted by ugaimes
Thank you so much Pamela!
Gee, think we should start a TCS support group for people with nasty coworkers?
I wanted to add something else here-
I had a meeting with a group of co workers which my boss was to lead this morning. It was VERY INTERESTING BUT A BIT AWKARD...
I passed out some papers that I use for my job and the purpose of me passing these out was so that these people would understand what I do on a daily basis..
You could tell the PRECIOUS person really liked that but he shut up pretty quickly! *evil laughter*
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Oooh Pamela!
What a Grade-A Jerk! Sounds like he is definitely shooting himself in the foot in front of the wrong person (your boss!), so you may not have to put up with him for too much longer
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I WISH!!!Originally Posted by ugaimes
Oooh Pamela!What a Grade-A Jerk! Sounds like he is definitely shooting himself in the foot in front of the wrong person (your boss!), so you may not have to put up with him for too much longer.
Unfortunately we are VERY short staffed and am currently trying to fill one more position so we cannot afford to have him go. Also where I work- it's very hard to fire people due to politics (TOO MUCH POLITICS)- you have to have evidence of BAD BAD BAD performance, breaking laws, etc before you can actually fire him/her. Sad huh?
We DID try to get him fired when he was on his probation period last year but hmmm how do I say this.. The person above us (not my current boss) favored him since they are the same color-she's well known for favorism regarding color. EACH MEMBER of the WHOLE UNIT wrote her letters listing experiences/reasons why this person should be fired. She met with him then "accepted" his reasons for why he did that, blah blah so he saved his job. That still makes me FURIOUS.
I didn't know that this person is older (probably my age hehe). Looking it this situation from my "advanced age" I could understand my your new co-worker has issues. She probably thinks that because she is older she had more experience and doesn't like to but upstaged by a younger person (who knows whats going on). Maybe could you pacify her by nicely asking her opinion if a topic comes up that you know she has experience on???? Maybe she needs to feel needed??? I hope this makes sense to you.
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Actually Gail, I tried that already
And Pamela, that absolutely stinks about your office being so short-staffed and, um, "overly color-sensitive" (trying to remember this isn't IMO, lol). That isn't fair to you at all
If you think its bad just check out this website and you will feel better: www.Iworkwithfools.com !!
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I could go on and on about a former coworker, but it would probably have to be IMO!
Hang in there Amy..... usually good does triumph over evil!
Hang in there Amy..... usually good does triumph over evil!
There is a new stylist at the salon that is in massage therapy school. She was a client, but never said she was in school, which is considered sneaky and dishonest in this profession. She is always asking me to train her in different things, and whining because the table is too high for her, and I keep it as low as it will go. She is not going to be using it anyway, so it really does not matter to her if it is too high. She is under 5 feet tall, and it is not recommended that anyone under 5'3 enter this profession because people that small just do not usually have the strength to maintain a career for any length of time. She was doing her best to be annoying on purpose, now she is kissing my butt so hard I am afraid she will break her nose, which I find worse than being outright annoying. She says she needs to do 50 intern massages, and has some ridiculous idea that she will be doing them there. She cannot get paid or tipped for doing them, and has to be supervised by a licensed therapist, which she has some equally ridiculous idea will be me. OOOKKKKKK, I am going to supervise someone doing 50 massages that must be free, that I could be getting paid for, at $22.50-$45.00 an hour depending on the service. I'll get right on that. The boss would never go for it, but it still makes me want to toss her down the steps. It is not my fault that she cheaped out on the school she chose, and went to one that did not have a student clinic. She could have gone to the same school I went to and gotten an actual education.
Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber
What a complete and absolute B*tch Sara is proving herself to be. Amy, this girl must have issues because I CANNOT imagine someone not liking YOU and having a problem with YOU. She sounds like a very lazy, selfish person who is *obviously* in the wrong profession. Just hang in there.It sounds like she's not in this job to help others, but just to get a paycheck. She'll eventually get herself fired with her attitude and work ethic---hopefully sooner than later.
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But I'd hate to unleash her on the population of Kentucky again- I have kin there! They probably all breathed a sigh of relief when she left!Originally Posted by consumercity
I couldn't have said it better myself. I'll send some "Sara go back to Kentucky" vibes.
Sara's obviously not secure about herself or her work experience, else she'd be a lot more relaxed about you being younger (maybe she has issues due to having a younger boss in the past?). I'm also amazed she doesn't take advantage of the fact that she has a co worker who is so helpful and pleasent! It's a dream to start work somewhere and find someone so nice!
Can you try taking her aside and being blunt about it? Just ask her straight out what her problem is (maybe say it a bit more diplomaticly!)
Mind you, the fact she hates cats speaks volumes about her
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Originally Posted by Purity
Mind you, the fact she hates cats speaks volumes about her
Thanks Clare
The way I see it, she decided to burn her bridge within her first month here and can now figure things out on her own. I will only step in when I see that her actions could have a negative impact on our clients.
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