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How would you deal with this?

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Mycolleaguesareassholes · 23/02/2024 10:11

Bit of background… I work in a large business, really good culture where feedback is encouraged. I work closely with two men similar age to me, nice guys and have always thought I got on with them well, we work well together as a team and I’ve had recent feedback as part of my performance review from both these guys that I’m good to work with and do a good job.

We are all friendly and there’s always a bit of chat about our kids etc and light hearted banter but always really professional. We have access to an instant messaging which is often used to ask questions and also for sending memes etc. to each other but neither of them have ever had mouthed the other one to me. So I’d like to think we were work ‘mates’ although not friends if that makes sense.

A few days ago I was sat in a room with both of them having a face to face meeting when I notice one of them typing something and then the other one looked at his laptop and then tried to conceal a smile/ smirk.
I’m 99% sure they were messaging about me.

So my question is, do I just try and move on and continue to act as though it never happened? Or do I approach one or both to get an indication of whether they are finding me annoying/ what I have done wrong? If I don’t know what they are thinking then I don’t know if it’s me that needs to do something differently or just them being dicks.
I’m really hurt and questioning my own approach to work :(

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Fannyfiggs · 23/02/2024 10:20

Was it just the three of you having the meeting?

InnocentAndDeranged · 23/02/2024 10:20

TBF it could have been about anything.

Mycolleaguesareassholes · 23/02/2024 10:22

Yep just the three of us

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Mycolleaguesareassholes · 23/02/2024 10:24

I know what you mean, I’m not normally the paranoid type but it was his reaction to try and hide his smile that made me feel that way.
It was informal chat/ meeting so there would be no reason for him to hide it unless it was about me

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Fannyfiggs · 23/02/2024 10:43

You can ignore this time but if it happens again say 'what am I missing? Show me, I could do with a laugh today'.

Or you can ask them - say you noticed that they were smirking/laughing in the meeting and was it at something you said or done. Tell them you found it disrespectful and that you would appreciate their full attention in meetings.

purpleme12 · 23/02/2024 10:46

Leave it at this time

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