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How do you deal with being undermined at work?

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Doyoumind · 03/11/2020 12:43

I'm sure most people have had experience of one of those people who follows up everything you say in a meeting with a client or someone outside the organisation with a comment on how they would actually do it differently - even when you have agreed what is going to be said beforehand!

It's so frustrating but this person is senior to me - although I'm not junior myself - and I want to tackle it wihout creating issues in our working relationship.

He does this with everyone. It's not new and it's not just me. Perhaps he's worse with women. I'm not sure.

Is there a solution or do I just suck it up and learn not to get annoyed?

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MellowBird85 · 03/11/2020 12:53

Urgh what an arsehole. Call him out on it in a polite, professional way: “Oh I thought the approach we were going to take was x, y, z” or “didn’t we agree we would say this...”. Just subtly let him know you’re on to him. He sounds manipulative and by keeping quiet, you’re letting him get away with it.

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