Female Coworker “all about her”

Female Coworker “all about her”

I am leaving my role to another internal position (exciting promotion).

All of my good judgement tells me NOT to tell a coworker exactly what we all think about her… every topic is about HER… she feels the need to announce to the executive committee that she’s out of the plant for 4 hours (with flex work - no one would notice her role)… she drags out every meeting by 2-3x longer than needed… nothing is “her responsibility” in a plant where we all pick up the slack and work well as a group… she by far has the least stressful role and can only talk about the company yammer and mindfulness activities… she’s in way over her head in her role and is socially unaware of how she comes off… but again, nothing good will come of this and I’m certain I’d make her cry. But all the evil parts of me want to put her in her place.

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  1. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    I understand the urge but you have nothing to gain by doing this.

  2. Anonymous

    Would putting her in her place — or just saying anything at all — help with her behavior? I think if there's something that will help the team logistically it's worth saying, but just to put her in her place isn't worth it.

  3. Heather Cutler

    Unless you’re her supervisor or have been asked to provide constructive criticism stay in your lane and focus on yourself. Resist the urge to go out in a blaze of glory. This will not be a good look for you.

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