My work colleague is driving me nuts! Can anyone relate?
I have worked with her, sat opposite me, for 4 years. She does the same job as me and works part time. I am so glad she isn’t full time or I may have killed her!
She is so full of herself. She has had previous jobs and had to deal with a lot of responsibility! (She hasn’t!) She is forever saying how she has worked alongside CEO’s and been picked especially for high profile projects because she was highly valued. She has had companies beg her not to leave and when she had her exit interview, all the things she said needed to be changed, they changed when she left.
She has a husband who took himself from nothing and has built a career for himself. Her son is the same, a professional with a fantastic career, all without going to Uni like his friends. Her husband looks a lot younger than he is and is in real fantastic shape. She is completely controlling, especially with her family so much so that I cringe at some of her stories.
All of the above accomplishments are completely exaggerated and unnecessary. It’s not a true picture of her life or family. Having worked alongside her for 4 years, I can honestly say that, whilst she does have strong skills she lacks in other key areas. Again, she isn’t the strongest worker and that doesn’t matter accept she thinks she is! She really does think she
is the best.
She likes attention so often starts singing loudly, warbling in an high pitched tone and she tells you the same thing over and over. She says things like, I wrote a song when I was young and then starts singing it. She jokes about getting in a girl
group and talks constantly about her obsession with a very young singer and how she met him once and now gives him professional advice (all joking of course) She sends videos to me showing her singing karaoke whilst out and generally fills up my WhatsApp with all the things she is doing, cooking, buying. The issue is that she doesn’t stop and I think she passes it off as a joke but it’s getting really tiresome.
Everyone is her “best friend” even the girl in the sandwich shop but we all know it’s not a friend. Just someone who works in her local shop. She has one friend who she constantly refers to as “ my bestie” like you would if you were 12 years old, not 50!
Her voice is high pitched and singy which can drive you mad. In meetings, she will pout and then challenge everyone with an air of superiority and arrogance.
I am trying my best to ignore this behaviour but it’s hard when you are sat opposite.
Its her birthday soon and it’s a biggy and I am dreading it!!!!!
Oh to work alone and from home 🤪