How to deal with know it all colleague

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I've been in my role for 15years and colleague for 5 months. Literally from day one he has refused to ask for guidance, argues how he's right when he's fucking not if anyone comes across any errors. Takes forever to do even the most simple of tasks because he's too busy interfering in things that have nothing to do with him. Constantly interrupting to add in his tuppence worth even though it's a lot of shit!

It's not just work he knows everything about it's every single conversation,everything anyone has dealt with, experienced lived through he's has bigger better/worse if you're been to Tenerife he's been to Elevenerife. He's the most annoying person I've ever met in my life.

How on earth do you deal with people like that?! I leave work full of rage every single day.

Just keep saying “is that a fact”.

I worked with someone years ago who said this all the time. It used to shut people up.

Surprised that he's a man. They don't usually do this

managedmis

Does he report to you? If he does, nit-pick. Highlight every single error. Document them. Be on his time management like a particularly heavy bonnet. Twice-weekly 'catch-ups/reviews' which he leaves with clearly documented expectations and goals. Yes, it eats your time like a bastard, but either they shape up or ship out.

Or poison his coffee.

@managedmis

@pierrettelasanguinaire unfortunately not. We're all the same role the only difference is experience.
I make the coffee all wrong so at least I don't have to include him in the round idiot 🙄

@mollypolly2610 he'd say yes! I just stop talking when he butts in or change the subject but it's really starting to irritate me now. And he's loud there's no getting away from his incessant chuntering

Can you discuss your concerns with his manager?

Call him Noel in your head - or even to his face if you're feeling a bit abrasive! 😆

Seriously, having experienced similar I know how it grinds you down, so you have my sympathy. It can be totally soul destroying working with someone like that.

You only need to concern yourself with the stuff that matters about work if he's made a mistake that could cost. The rest? Just ignore. If you get worked up you'll end up just behaving like him to try and prove him wrong.

This morning I've bitten my tongue so hard it's nearly bitten in two.

He's a cheeky bastard, he's told me this morning I wasn't doing my job properly, told another colleague he was lazy and then fucked up so we all laughed 🤭

I mostly do my best to ignore and just walk away when he interrupts and starts his nonsense. He is really getting folks backs up so hopefully one of them cracks before I do.