Work Dilemma

[Johnny Fontane]

There is a young woman in my office that may be in line for a promotion. This individual has successfully alienated a number of people in the office. She is cold, nasty and cruel to certain people, including myself. This has been brought to the attention of our Vice President.

Nonetheless, it has become apparent that this individual may be promoted to a position that will require me to interact with her. She will not be my supervisor ; the position is somewhat equivalent to mine.

Suffice it to say that I am extremely unhappy with the prospect of her imminent promotion. Another young woman who (in my opinion) is eminently more qualified has applied for the position. I told the VP that she would be an excellent candidate.

HordeKing, I feel that I should be doing more to prevent the nasty individual from attaining this position, but I don't want to make waves. I feel that this individual creates a hostile work environment. However, I am reluctant to campaign against her, as I may be perceived as petty or weak.

So this is my dilemma: should I keep my mouth shut and let the chips fall where they may, or should I press the issue with senior management or human resources?



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This message was edited by Johnny Fontane on 4-3-03 @ 9:22 PM

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[HordeKing1]

Johnny - You describe a complex work situation.

Since the VP already knows at least part of the complaints against this woman, it seems that he or she would be the ideal person to start with. You can organize a group of co-workers who feel that this person would create a hostile work enviornment and talk to the VP together. Urge him to get involved and to advocate for you (and the others). You should all stress that your work will be more difficult should you have to contend with this obnoxious person.

I would not do anything if you had to do it alone, b/c your actions wouldn't be viewed in a positive light. With coworkers backing you up, the complaint changes its character, so that it's apparant that the problem lies with that individual in particular and not with you.

Now, having said that, before you even consider any action, you have to ask yourself how secure your job is. If you feel that making a fuss would jeapordize your job, it would be a mistake to pursue your complaints.

Having another candidate who is easy to work with, efficient, efffective and pleasant is obviously preferred, but if there are any ties b/w you, your motives will be suspect.

Finally, if it is clear that no matter what you do, this person will get the promotion, don't do a thing. It will only complicate things when you have to interact.

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[Johnny Fontane]

Thank you, Horde King. I have decided to keep my mouth shut. The VP knows how I feel about this person, and I told him several months ago that if he were to promote her it would be a monumental mistake.

In addition, two of my colleagues recently told the same VP that they would be willing to take on additional responsibilities to prevent this individual from joining the management team! I understand that he became quite upset with them...unreal.

I'm very secure in my job, but I'm not naive. I don't want to be perceived as a pain in the ass. If I have to work with this young woman, so be it. If that's my worst fate in life, I'm pretty lucky.

In the final analysis, the VP knows that this is an important hiring decision. The position entails some important responsibilities. If he neglects to fill it with the right person, it will reflect very poorly on him. If he has any common sense, he won't hire this individual.

No matter what happens, I'm not going to let this mean spirited individual intimidate me. To be honest with you, my biggest concern is that she will provoke me. She may deliberately antagonize me so that I lose my composure and become the bad guy - this is her style.

I will need to avoid her at all costs.

[Johnny Fontane]

Epilogue

Well, the bad girl got the job.

As for the good girl - she fucked up. She resigned with 1 day's notice, submitted a scathing letter to HR, and still thought she would be considered for this job. Incredible.

Maybe it's a good thing that she didn't get the job. She was obviously a head case.

I can figure out a way to get along with the bad girl. I'm not going to be a total pussy about this.



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[FUNKMAN]

this co-worker can be a dick but think about how big the dick is who promoted her...

whenever we hire someone in work who is at a higher level or salary than someone with several years with the company, that someone in most cases gets mad at the new employee...
I always tell them that it's not the new employee who hired himself, it's management... don't hold hard feelings toward the new employee, talk to your manager...

you have to look out for your interests and if you are directly affected by something you feel is unfair, then fight for yourself...



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This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 4-18-03 @ 9:06 PM

[Johnny Fontane]

...think about how big the dick...


Size doesn't matter to me.

(laughter from the crowd)

But seriously folks...

The girl who got the promotion has a reputation for being a gossip and a clock-watcher. She's going to have to turn it up a notch. The boss has a big ego. If she makes him look bad, she's fucked.

She can get away with slacking off in her current position, but that won't be tolerated in her new spot.





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This message was edited by Johnny Fontane on 4-18-03 @ 9:18 PM

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Epilogue

Well, the bad girl got the job.


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[HordeKing1]

Johnny - The less qualified candidate got the job. That sucks and makes your life more difficult but it's something you're going to have to get used to. Don't let her push you around but there's certainly no reason to extend yourself on her behalf. Just try to keep it civil and professional.

The "good girl" truly fucked up. Of course it's not hard to understand her anger, but her actions were extreme. Talk about burning bridges!


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[Johnny Fontane]

Allow me to say this in a way you can understand...


Thank you Gary...honest to God, I got a fiendish rush out of that.

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