weldermike
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I was serious and I still stand by my suggestion.
Dealing with a coworker...
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Rayster
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I would "respectfully" disregard all of her requests or instructions, without saying anything. Do your job well and don't help her out unless you have nothing better to do. If she notices this and says something. Then state that you are not her subordinate, with the boss as a witness. Document dates and times of problems and details (suggested previously). Unfortunately, people like that will get others fired by manipulating the system, and making false accusations (so be careful).
I miss the days where you could just whoop'em in the parking lot and call it good.
I miss the days where you could just whoop'em in the parking lot and call it good.
Shield Arc
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Not a lot of women in my line a work. Very few make it long. The ones who do make it, know how to play the game very well. I worked around a girl, and she worked for me on a couple projects, her husband worked for me as well. She is now teaching welding at the apprenticeship school. She is maybe 5-feet tall, 110-pounds. I seen her chew a s s on guys well over 6-feet tall and well over 200-pounds. But she knew who to pick on, and who not to.
The girl in this picture worked around me for years, and work for me on several projects. She was good as gold, do anything you asked her to do, with no lip service
. I heard she died a few years ago from breast cancer.
The girl in this picture worked around me for years, and work for me on several projects. She was good as gold, do anything you asked her to do, with no lip service
. I heard she died a few years ago from breast cancer.Attachments
dave1949
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Sorry you have to deal with that. It kind of goes with the territory when working for and with others unfortunately, and makes retirement so much fun.
If it really, really bugs you, request a sit down, closed door meeting with your supervisor with her present. Have a written list of issues & dates prepared and walk through them calmly describing what it is that you find offensive. Don't make threats or declarations, just present the facts as things that make your job not enjoyable and say you wish it could be better.
At that point, the ball is their court and what they do with it tells you a lot about whether you want that job or not. If that meeting never happens, that's a clue too.
Work often sucks, that's why they call it work. :laughing: The hardest part of your job will never be filling customer's orders, so don't expect miracles.
If it really, really bugs you, request a sit down, closed door meeting with your supervisor with her present. Have a written list of issues & dates prepared and walk through them calmly describing what it is that you find offensive. Don't make threats or declarations, just present the facts as things that make your job not enjoyable and say you wish it could be better.
At that point, the ball is their court and what they do with it tells you a lot about whether you want that job or not. If that meeting never happens, that's a clue too.
Work often sucks, that's why they call it work. :laughing: The hardest part of your job will never be filling customer's orders, so don't expect miracles.
Cat_Driver
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I don't believe in "doing nothing". I've worked with plenty of plain evil people and doing nothing is NOT an option when they make your life miserable. The "give them enough rope" theory may take two years to render.
There are plenty of things you can do to make he life miserable ( clandestine and legal ). Do a search and you can find some great ideas. There's no reason this guy needs to suffer because this person came aboard.
Yes document everything but that all means nothing if she has friends up above as no matter what you will be the bad guy.
Keep quiet and do you "deeds" and she will be gone soon enough.
There are plenty of things you can do to make he life miserable ( clandestine and legal ). Do a search and you can find some great ideas. There's no reason this guy needs to suffer because this person came aboard.
Yes document everything but that all means nothing if she has friends up above as no matter what you will be the bad guy.
Keep quiet and do you "deeds" and she will be gone soon enough.
Rock knocker
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Until OSHA and the BA for the IAFF walked in and forced the Chief into a compromising situation
Rock knocker
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I agree with you to a point. I've worked with enough sociopaths that I will never put up with them again. But don't do anything clandestine or Machiavellian. Play it by the book, and make sure that she and everyone else knows that you won't play her game.
Sociopaths will get away with what they can. After you swat her down Dikembe Mutombo style, she won't pester you anymore
And always be looking for another job
aczlan
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Play it by the book, document EVERYTHING and (being as it appears that Alberta allows recording conversations as long as one party consents per http://www.justanswer.com/canada-law/2rwg2-legal-alberta-audio-recording-conversation-s.html ), buy yourself a decent audio recorder (perhaps something like: Amazon.com: Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312): Electronics ) and use it anytime you are or could be near her. Why? That way she cant get away with claiming that you said X when you the conversation recorded and can prove what everyone said...
Aaron Z
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Well today was not a good day. Being frustrated is one thing, wanting to pull your hair out is worse. Most of the time things aren't too bad but today I wanted to scream. The owners mom (70) helps out and usually sends out the invoices at the end of the month but had to be away for a couple days. The invoices have to be folded in 3 and put in envelopes and then have a stamp put on them. The general manager for some reason figures it's a big priority to get these invoices mailed out so gets this girl from the order desk to start working on it with another girl there. They drop some off for me to do when I'm free and also shipping and receiving. In the mean time, they both head upstairs to do these invoices and she completely abandons her JOB at the order desk!
They were laughing and I think spent more time yapping and joking than getting anything done. In the mean time, I'm swamped with trying to do quotes, look up back orders, do some returns, place orders and answer the phone. My supervisor isn't too big on answering the phone either unless he see's I'm busy. He said before the girl came back that he didn't want to answer the phone as much. He works at the order desk. The warehouse supervisor thought it was BS too and when he told the 2 girls the shipping and receiving duties have to come before the envelopes, they went to the general manager and complained he wasn't a team player. Does it really matter if an invoice gets mailed a day or 2 later? I tried to talk to my supervisor about it and he just said if you can't get everything done, you can finish tomorrow. That's real good customer service. I get the feeling he doesn't want to say anything for fear he'll be the bad guy. I also think because the sales manager just loves this girl it would cause ripples if anyone said anything about her. She's just a condescending Beeyotch who thinks she has some authority. Here's good example, I was helping a customer get some repair fittings for his cutting hose and left for 10 seconds to get a knife to open a package. The fittings are in a cabinet with sliding drawers. She walks by me, while the customer is looking at fittings in the cabinet, and says, "You can't leave the cabinet open with the customer there"! I'm surprised I didn't bleed to death right there from biting my tongue so hard. Maybe if she would have been helping at the order desk, I wouldn't have been up to my eyeballs having to stop to help a walk in customer. I don't know if I've ever wanted more to tell someone off than right there. I was told I would get a review after 3 month's and it's been 4 month's. I asked the sales manager and it's supposed to be soon. Who know's what soon means? My sister said to say I'm confused as to who has authority over me. Any other ideas on the politically correct way to say I'm frustrated beyond belief and don't like her condescending behavior? Don't have another job to go or I might be tempted to leave depending on the outcome of my review.
They were laughing and I think spent more time yapping and joking than getting anything done. In the mean time, I'm swamped with trying to do quotes, look up back orders, do some returns, place orders and answer the phone. My supervisor isn't too big on answering the phone either unless he see's I'm busy. He said before the girl came back that he didn't want to answer the phone as much. He works at the order desk. The warehouse supervisor thought it was BS too and when he told the 2 girls the shipping and receiving duties have to come before the envelopes, they went to the general manager and complained he wasn't a team player. Does it really matter if an invoice gets mailed a day or 2 later? I tried to talk to my supervisor about it and he just said if you can't get everything done, you can finish tomorrow. That's real good customer service. I get the feeling he doesn't want to say anything for fear he'll be the bad guy. I also think because the sales manager just loves this girl it would cause ripples if anyone said anything about her. She's just a condescending Beeyotch who thinks she has some authority. Here's good example, I was helping a customer get some repair fittings for his cutting hose and left for 10 seconds to get a knife to open a package. The fittings are in a cabinet with sliding drawers. She walks by me, while the customer is looking at fittings in the cabinet, and says, "You can't leave the cabinet open with the customer there"! I'm surprised I didn't bleed to death right there from biting my tongue so hard. Maybe if she would have been helping at the order desk, I wouldn't have been up to my eyeballs having to stop to help a walk in customer. I don't know if I've ever wanted more to tell someone off than right there. I was told I would get a review after 3 month's and it's been 4 month's. I asked the sales manager and it's supposed to be soon. Who know's what soon means? My sister said to say I'm confused as to who has authority over me. Any other ideas on the politically correct way to say I'm frustrated beyond belief and don't like her condescending behavior? Don't have another job to go or I might be tempted to leave depending on the outcome of my review.
robbyr
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Good golly something's gotta give or this girl is gonna consume your every moment. Good luck hope tomorrow is better for you.:yuck::yuck: