To think there is usually one difficult person at work?

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Most colleagues are lovely but one is rude, abrupt, likes to assign menial tasks and undermines me in front of others.
I am polite helpful and keen to learn. Only been there 2 weeks and so cannot be expected to know all...i am making good progress.
Was the same in another job. Why is there always one????!!

Yep. There is always one!

Oh yes! They are everywhere.
Watch your back and take care.

There's 4 at my work

It's exhausting .

But why...please can we discuss why they are so annoying so i can feel better?
Insecurity, jealous, power hungry or just weird.

And also what is the best way to handle them? Part of me wants to ask why she is being so rude but i dont want any nasty repercussions.

Yup there's always one! Mine is old enough to be my mother for retirement. She applied to be the supervisor but was offered the role in a different office so didn't take it. Our current supervisor is much younger and all the older woman does is bleet on about how she would have done it if she was in charge. But on the other hand talks about how she didn't want to be supervisor because of some superfluous reason.

And if you can’t think of who it is it’s probably you

I think sometimes it’s just to add a little interest and drama into an insignificant life.

Usually power hungry I think. There was one at a previous job I had. I got promoted out from under them, and then promoted again. After a 'company reshuffle' I was reallocated to that team (so effectively demoted) and told that I would have the opportunity to progress in future. I told them to shove it as I didn't want to re-earn the promotions I'd already been given!

Cheeky fuckers.

I used to find that remaining professional and calm at all times would really get under their skin. I often offered to do some of the menial tasks with a smile because they found that hideously fucking irritating as they didn't get to 'make' me do them 😂

Often the job they're doing is beyond them. They're out of their depth, so they control what they can hence micromanagement, petty criticisms, serial grievances and complaints.
An experienced, calm professional who is comfortable in her own abilities doesn't act this way.

Yes definitely offer or already make sure you have done the menial task so you take away their pleasure in having to ask you
Be super polite and professional definitely do not slag them off to anyone keep professional even at Friday drinks in the pub senarios until you know who you can trust
If it escalates to being damaging or too upsetting then you will have to have a word with them if you think you can or h. R

Yes i did the menial task with a big smile..and did a bit extra on top with a big smile.

Always one who if they left would lead to everyone else being happier. Trouble is they usually know enough or don't do anything bad enough for them to be sacked or moved elsewhere.

Just the one? A condition of progress where I work

Oh yes, I've known 2. One I handled really badly. She was going round the office telling everyone I was really bad at my job and she was was brilliant. I reacted and it became worse.
Lesson learnt. The current one is all about 'telling on you'. She does it to everyone. So I smike, say nothing and carry on. I like the knowledge that nobody likes them and karma will get them.

Ah yes there is always one! My current one it's down to insecurities in her role, she knows she can't do it to the ability she makes out she can, do treats everyone like crap and demeans to reflect!