248: How to Navigate Around a Hostile Coworker | Feedback Friday

Sep 6, 2019

Learn how to deal with a hostile coworker undermining your work with strategies for effective documentation and communication. Dive into the ethical dilemmas of pressing charges against someone struggling with addiction after a theft. Explore what it truly means to be 'smart' in the workplace, balancing IQ, emotional intelligence, and street smarts. Plus, get insights on building genuine professional relationships and navigating workplace dynamics to foster career growth and avoid the race to the bottom.

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ADVICE

Document and Prepare

Document everything when dealing with a hostile coworker, including confirmations of agreements.
Start looking for a new job as a safety measure in case the situation worsens.

ADVICE

Detailed Documentation is Key

When documenting interactions, include specifics like time, date, and witnesses.
Store these records outside of work systems, like on your phone or printed copies.

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Direct but Non-Confrontational

Talk to Brad directly but non-confrontationally and document the talk.
Send a follow-up email summarizing the discussion to Brad, CCing or BCCing the boss.

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You have a hostile coworker undermining you before management at every opportunity. How can you ensure facts will speak up for you instead of your coworker's toxic fabrications? Never fear! We'll show you how to navigate around a hostile coworker on this Feedback Friday!

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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

A Detroit vagrant in his 40s probably has enough problems to deal with. Can any good come from pressing charges against him because he tried (and failed) to steal your laptop?
You have a hostile coworker undermining you before management at every opportunity. How can you ensure facts will speak up for you instead of your coworker's toxic fabrications?
You hear of coworkers getting a promotion because they're "smart." What does it mean to be smart? Is being smart related to IQ? Is it related to emotional intelligence? Is it related to street smarts? Or is it a combination of all of these?
As a business owner in a new country who's pioneered your own niche, how do you avoid a race to the bottom in pricing and remain high in quality as competition attempts to elbow into your turf?
Is it ever good to name drop when networking?
How can you continue to network and problem solve for your peers, but also start to lay the foundation of credibility with your accomplishments to build future -- and likely new leadership positions -- at your company?
You reached out to someone in your chosen field, and you were referred to two others who have agreed to meet with you. How can you use the FEW technique effectively when these meetings happen?
Is it worth the ROI to obtain expensive credentials (like an MBA) early in your career? Or is charging forward to gain experience more beneficial?
Life Pro Tip: When you get a scammy/spammy phone call, tell them: "I think you have the wrong number...this is a government office." Alternatively, you can play this sound into the phone to possibly get removed from the system's rotation.
Recommendation of the Week: Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Dave Chappelle Episode)
A quick shoutout to David Gray Lassiter!
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