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Difficult colleague

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  • 01-03-2015 11:41pm
    #1
    505down
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I started a new job full of energy and excitement. As grateful and happy as I am, I now feel demoralized and drained.

    One colleague has hit me down. Knocking of my work, querying me over topics I have never been briefed on, addressing me as 'you' until I addressed it to name a few.

    I want this to stop, but, obviously I don't want to be seen as disruptive. I am taking this baggage home with me.

    Any advice or opinions greatly appreciated. Thank you.


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    #2
    pollyannawins
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭pollyannawins


    ask him if he will accent to taking the issue up with a superior (i.e. don't go behind his back) claiming a desire to maintain your productivity (your value to the company)


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    505down
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭505down


    I didn't include this in original post but he has displayed an unwillingness to help me out on some areas.

    The attitude seems to be "teach yourself, that's how I did it".


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    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    505down wrote: »
    I didn't include this in original post but he has displayed an unwillingness to help me out on some areas.

    The attitude seems to be "teach yourself, that's how I did it".

    Is he responcable for training you or is he your manager?


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    pollyannawins
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭pollyannawins


    despite the face many put on it the onus that should be put on you in work is only to maintain your work ethic and productivity in a team envioronment not to make friends (though sometimes this requires a little humanity and sympathy with collegues. you should be forright that you productivity depends on the maintainence of certain give and takes . if he is your manager this should have at least some resonance for him (he is responcible for the productivity of his underlings after all). if he is a cooworker it is a slightly more complex issue of underlining that you want get the most out of work as possible: define your boundaries early and demonstrate the value of having so defined them


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    berger89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 387 ✭✭berger89


    he's jealous! new kid on the block, good potential. call his bluff


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