I have a colleague who is completely insufferable to work with.
They are the typical know-it-all, I know best type of person and have to get involved and try to take over on every little task within our office. - Things like reprinting and filling out forms that have already been done. It even got to the point earlier today where she re-labelled some box files with her scruffy handwriting for a new project that I had already labelled with a label maker.
We both share a management role within our larger team so are in effect equals, but every time I try to run a team meeting or training (that has previously been agreed) she is always hovering around waiting to butt in and add her opinions or just simply takes over which completely undermines me.
I have spoken to her several times over the last year to say how she is making me feel, I have spoken to my boss who has also told her to back off and butt out, but she is incapable of sticking her nose in. She is actually technically based at another site but will regularly turn up unannounced and work from our office for no real reason.
My team can’t stand her as they are spoken to like a piece of crap by her and she also does the same things I’ve described to them. It’s obviously her personality type and I don’t think she will ever change but I would really like some ideas on how I can tackle this professionally, so I can at least try to enjoy some of my day at work.
In reality I would love to tell her to f* off, but I’d get myself in trouble 😅