I have a colleague with very bad attitude problem. What should I do?
By yenwie84
@yenwie84 (1344)
Malaysia
March 15, 2009 9:26am CST
A female colleague in my department is really pissing us off all the time. She has very bad attitude problem. She never respects superiors and makes decisions on her own without discussions with anyone. She always think she is right and she is the smartest one. What should I or we do to this kind of person? I always have some evil thoughts. Should I sabotage her once to teach her a lesson? Or just let her be and get rid of her,just don't bother her? But she is really irritating. How?
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5 responses
@susiehappy (135)
• China
30 Mar 09
Just ignore her,forget her.I have same problem with you.I don't speak with her and ignore her.If there is something that I need to contact her,I only speak work with her,no other words.
I think she will leave our company soon,because she is so boring.
@icecroft (449)
• Philippines
22 Mar 09
A colleague like this is really a big pain in the neck.
First off, I don't think you should sabotage her. Doing so would only mean that you are stooping down to her level. It is very immature and acting out on her would just mean that she's being successful with pissing you off.
What I can advise you is that you should tell this to your immediate supervisor. Inform her that this particular person is a liability and that she is ruining your working environment. If your boss cares enough for your team, then they would do something about it.
But don't be afraid to stand up for yourself when this person attempts to be rude at you, though. There's a difference between sabotaging a person and defending yourself from this smart a*s.
Hope my advice can help :)
@srijshm (1165)
• India
16 Mar 09
Dear Yenwie,
all the responses have asked you to ignore her.
My advise would be just the opposite. I am sure this colleague of yours does not get up in the morning determined to hurt you. She probably does not even realize that she is the hated one.All this negative energy is hurting you not her. I have also seen many insecure people covering up their insecurity by doing such acts.
Try this different advice just for once & see what happens. Every morning tell yourself that you like her & mean it when you do the self talk. When you talk to her next time, smile & look directly into her eyes. Make extra effort to be nice to her.
I am sure that in a weeks time your colleague will a changed person.
all the best & do keep me informed.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
15 Mar 09
Just ignore her. Is she the only person working with you? There are many others to make your friends.
Just divert your mind on something else and pretend as if she is not your colleague. Even if you happen to deal her for any reason, just stick to your point.
Those people naturally get isolated in due course. Just ignore her.
