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To want revenge??

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thequickbrowndog · 15/06/2024 17:00

Colleague absolutely favoured by manager as she is a massive brown noser. Works hard, work is her life etc

She is also a sly, backstabbing, tell tale.

I work part time, and when I'm not in she checks my work for any kind of mistake or for anything i haven't got around to doing yet and takes it straight to our manager, a twenty something year old desperate to get up the ladder. Me and colleague are in our 40's so manager hangs off her every word.

How do I deal with this? Colleague isn't actually doing anything wrong is she? Shitty as her behaviour is, management probably appreciate her snooping and tale telling.

I've come to the conclusion I can't stop her, but I can try to get one up on her somehow. Is this unreasonable behaviour??

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Bettedaviseyes111 · 15/06/2024 17:20

Just be professional do your job and don’t get drawn into tit for tat. There’s no place for this type of noise in a workplace.

If your manager is decent they will see through any immature attempts at her trying to undermine your work.

IncompleteSenten · 15/06/2024 17:19

I'd start by checking my work carefully for errors and arranging things so that what's not done yet is clearly marked and prioritised with deadlines for completion on it.

She'll just look stupid if she's wasting time looking at work for errors that aren't there and bringing well planned future work to the managers attention. You can suggest to the manager that checking your work is not your colleagues job (unless it is) and is a waste of her working day.

thequickbrowndog · 15/06/2024 17:17

We have our own work but in shared folders so always have access to each others.

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TemuSpecialBuy · 15/06/2024 17:14

Do your work accurately and in a timely fashion.

let her waste her 20s with this petty nonsense.

id say that’s revenge enough no?

ForFirmBiscuit · 15/06/2024 17:10

Lock the work away

Allofaflutter · 15/06/2024 17:03

I would complain of harassment/ bullying if she goes through your work.

Wavywoo · 15/06/2024 17:02

It is for your line manager to manage your performance, not your colleague. Highly inappropriate in my opinion.

But wanting revenge sounds rather childish.

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