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Physcological Warfare

Posted by: cna
Date: 7/12/2007 7:07:21 PM

After reading descriptions of various personality types, and finding the one I believe I work with, I've come to the conclusion that the person or people we have the most difficult experiences with are the ones who perceive us as more competent. That isn't the case all the time. Most of us don't ever have the opportunity to pick who our co-workers are. If we're lucky, we'll work with someone who was previously a friend or someone we knew and felt comfortable with - and trusted. A work environment changes all the rules though. I've decided to start documenting everything 'my' particular co-worker is 'telling' me to do, and not to do. She's saying these things in a subtle but firm way. Because she is a 'lead' person, I think she thinks she has more clout than she really has. She actually TOLD me not to talk to the manager about something. I did anyway, without naming names. It's a small company - (insert smile here). I liked this person right off the bat - I now see her as a backstabber and a menace to the companies goals over-all. Any thoughts out there on documenting before taking issues to the boss?

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