Nitpickers...argh Written by Amethystmoon on 04/28/2011I have a coworker who has recently started to nitpick everything I do. It's like she is looking deliberately for something I did wrong to make me look bad. The funny part is, she is not even my boss.

The other day, I was following my boss's instructions and she decided I was "wrong" and went and undid everything I did in the database. Then she couldn't figure out why I was annoyed with her, and actually yelled at me for having said anything at all to her. So now I'm not allowed to talk to her?!

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Posted by Printing Fool on 05/01/2011:
If she is not your boss or your supervisor I wouldn't let her undo your work! I never knew what the deal was with co workers acting like they are your boss when they ARE NOT! I have come across these types before too, they are people who have some control issues. Also if she feels threated by you in any way she may try to mess up your work, something to ponder on. I don't, and never did trust anyone who comes off as having rank over me at work who clearly doesn't . Be careful, she may seem like a nice person, she may seem to be on your side, but I would take direction from your boss not from her. If this gets to be more of a problem by all means ask your boss for an honest critique of your work and if your coworker's input is an advantage for you. Just lay the cards on the table, be forth right, get a handle on what is really going on.

Posted by Wage Slave on 05/01/2011:
You have to let your boss know what she did. She may be trying to sabatoge you. We had a lazy tattletale in our office. He told on me when I was brand new. Eventually they realized he was a lazy sue happy waste, but it took years. They forced him out thank goodness.

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