work issues….

I am officially working with a new team. Things are going well for the most part but I wanted to write about lastnight.

The "main" team member that I work with has been there 27 years. She has a very negative attitude and nobody really likes working with her.

Well, lastnight she started to get really snotty with me and made some pretty rude remarks. I was steaming so I went into the back and just worked on the robot by myself for awhile. She really made me angry. So then Dr. Phil popped into my head…"you teach people how to treat you" I decided it was my responsibility to teach her how I expect her to treat me.

I went back into the front (and even with the pharmacist sitting right there) said to her "I didn’t mean to sound mouthy and snap at you but sometimes your little comments are very hurtful. I wish you would be more sensitive about this" I was so proud of myself.

She had made a total of 3 rude remarks to me lastnight and the last one I just couldn’t take it anymore.

So tonight I am going in early. I will get dressed up (in my scrubs haha) I mean I put on a necklace and earrings and wear make up. I figured this would make me seem more confident. I will go in there and just kick major butt on my job and rock and roll with my MP3 player. I plan to sort of give her the cold shoulder just to make her sweat a little bit. She will learn that I demand her respect. She has no reason to talk down to me and make little rude comments.

I’m not the only one that she does this too. She actually does this to everyone. But, I won’t allow it. I need to draw a defined boundary and make her tow the line.

Today was a beatiful day. As usual I slept on and off. I was up a couple hours then slept a couple hours. Weekends are so hard for me to sleep with the family home. (I know, this summer should be pretty interesting!)

I will update again soon. I hope my strategy works.

~Susan

I think you handled that very well!!! I bet she was taken “aback,lol!” I agree, she has NO right to be snotty or mean to you. You work very hard and do an excellent job!! I am praying that she eases off on her crummy attitude and comments. I will pray, that God turns her thinking around, too!!!!! Maybe this is the li’l kick in the keister she needs!!!!!!!! I will be anxious to hear how tonight goes, but, don’t hurry on your entry, due to your hours!!!! Big happy hugzz!! :*))

Ginger Rogers

May 31, 2008

Good for you! You should be treated with respect by everyone.

You have every reason to be proud of yourself. Next time she does it (IF she does) say “Look, this is exactly the thing I was talking about. Now apologize!” LOL. Treat her like a bad child. She doesn’t have any right to pick on people. She’s just trying to keep the upper hand. I hate the workplace for that reason. There are ALWAYS people like that!

OnceUponALifetime

Good for you!!!!! That’s awesome that you had the “balls” to say something to her..I had never heard Dr Phil say that, but it definitely sounds like something the bald man would say!!! Keep us posted on how she acts tonight! Good luck!