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Subject: Re: Annoying coworkers
From: jessikate
Posted: Wed Oct 12. 2005, 17:28 UTC
Followup to: "Annoying coworkers"  by emmie086  (Wed Oct 12. 2005, 13:24 UTC)
Sounds as if you co-worker may be threatened by you.  I deal with this a lot 
with my staff.
First thing first, do you have a manager you can talk to about this?  If you 
do, don't hesitate to mention this, or even suggest to customers this has 
happened in front of to speak with the manager -  a customers word is pretty 
good in these cases.
Second, if you don't have a manager, get brave, pull your co-worker aside (out 
of earshot of any other employee or customers) and have a few words with him.  
To make this easier, you may want to write what you want to say down and 
practice it for a couple of days before you actualy do it so you don't become 
flustered or get sidetracked.  Be honest with this fellow - use "I" statements 
(cheezy, but they work) such as - "I feel attacked when you do this", or "I 
don't understand why you treat me so badly in front of customers".  Let him 
know that this type of behavior will no longer be tolerated and is terribly 
unprofessional.
I guess with out further detail, these are my only suggestions.  Confrontation 
is hard for some people, but trust me, you will feel a lot better after you 
let him know how you feel.

On the other hand, he may be a power hungry mental midget and not get it at 
all even after you have confronted him.  

Good luck.


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