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To Have Murderous Thoughts About Colleague?

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Mansplanation · 08/08/2018 20:34

I’m leaving my job and my replacement was hired, so I’m handing over.

Today he’s been reviewing my work over the last few months to get familiar with the accounts and when I asked how he was getting on, his reply was ‘it’s all quite good actually! I’m really surprised!’ Hmm

Later in the day, he commented that ‘you’re actually quite good at your job aren’t you?’

Then ‘well done, this looks like you planned it this way’

He also proceeded to explain my job to me in great detail. Over. And over. And over again. All the while, asking very very basic questions and eventually I said ‘yep, that’s very standard, have you not seen that before?’ To call him out on it and he replied ‘yeah I have, I just wanted to see if you knew why it’s done that way’

I DID FUCKING PLAN IT THAT WAY, IM VERY GOOD AT MY JOB AND YOU ARE REPLACING ME BECAUSE IM MOVING TO A MUCH, MUCH MORE SENIOR ROLE YOU INTOLLERABLE, MANSPLAINING SHART GOBLIN Angry

Somebody PLEASE lend me their willpower because I’m one ‘well done’ away from stapling a gold star to his fucking forehead.

I need to bite my tongue so I can leave and get to my new job but I’m really bloody struggling Sad

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DobbyisFREE · 09/08/2018 11:44

There is one at work just like this can talk the talk but can't actually do the job properly

There always is isn't there? In my experience they get the credit for frigging everything and management think the sun shines out of their arses. Meanwhile you're doing all the work and get treated like dirt Angry.... sorry I may still be bitter about my last redundancy. I'm told that all of my managers had a meeting to consider begging me to come back though so I try not to be bitter.

CantankerousCamel · 09/08/2018 11:44

I’m gutted Dave’s posts have gone!!

He was hilarious!

notthisagain83 · 09/08/2018 11:44

this post has made me laugh this morning OP thank you.

Well done on your new job :-)

WildIrishRose1 · 09/08/2018 11:43

I agree with Torvi. He might be an idiot, but these people have an unerring sense for survival and are not to be trusted. Written from experience.

Cauliflowersqueeze · 09/08/2018 11:43

“A consultant” to “help you out”

Looooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!! Grin

MiniCooperLover · 09/08/2018 11:43

He may be hedging his bets OP as consultants are known for doing short stints and not always hanging around for too long? It sounds like you've done quite brilliantly asserting yourself with him today but if you're desperate to leave maybe now you need to reel him in so he doesn't jump before you?

AlwaysHangry · 09/08/2018 11:41

Cos he's a utter twatwaffle and won't last! I give him four weeks before he's moved on as he is blatantly in over his head! There is one at work just like this can talk the talk but can't actually do the job properly

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Mansplanation · 09/08/2018 11:41

Dobby possibly, although as far as I know he’s just taking my role which is perminant?

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HolyMountain · 09/08/2018 11:39

Because he's a twat and an idiot.

DobbyisFREE · 09/08/2018 11:39

Maybe they haven't hired him permanently? He might just be on a temporary contract to see how he performs and he's just laying the groundwork for when he's given the boot to save face.

puppymouse · 09/08/2018 11:38

Because he's an absolute bell end?

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Mansplanation · 09/08/2018 11:37

SG just told one of my colleagues ‘yeah I’m here as a consultant to help Mansp out for a while’

Ummmmm, no you’re not mate. You’re here to take on my job in exactly the same capacity as I was here, and he knows it. You look like a complete tool.

Any ideas why he’d say that?

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TorviBrightspear · 09/08/2018 11:35

OP, just to protect your own reputation, make absolutely sure the mansplainer can't do anything to trash it and take credit for "fixing" anything after you've left.

DobbyisFREE · 09/08/2018 11:35

I can't actually believe all of Daves posts got deleted when it was extremely obviously a joke on a jokey thread...

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Mansplanation · 09/08/2018 11:33

Gosh a woman willing to stand up for herself and unwilling to be talked down to by a man, and one who can’t spell,
no less.

Clearly a psycho.

I fear for my safety and that of my colleagues. What am I to do??

Dave, quickly, do you have any suggestions? It’s just you’re the only man who’s ever diagnosed me before. What do you recommend? Am I curable? IS IT FATAL?

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Winterbella · 09/08/2018 11:33

Are you actually the Shart goblin dom Christ your just as stupid if your not.

AprilBaby29 · 09/08/2018 11:32

Dave is the mansplainer! OP this is hilarious, I'm so glad you told him off!

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Karigan198 · 09/08/2018 11:32

He’s talking about himself now

RandomObject · 09/08/2018 11:31

What's a Physco precious?

FeistyOldBat · 09/08/2018 11:31

Give him a useful manual to help him avoid making embarrassing mistakes in the workplace and other helpful tips... Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me and other essays.

Write a note on the flyleaf about the purpose of your very generous gift!

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Mansplanation · 09/08/2018 11:29

Should also point out for the benefit of domdave that the job I’m moving into is in a different league. I was head hunted for it based on reputation alone and I’ll be earning just under double what I’m on now.

Do one Wink

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CantankerousCamel · 09/08/2018 11:29

Yes he sounds like he’s going to do a great job Hmm

I don’t know if you’ve ever spent five minutes years developing something you’re proud of, but you want to pass it on to someone competent and capable.

You also want your colleagues to have a decent replacement.

This guy is clearly not right.

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