This week weve got two semi-related questions about obnoxious coworkersa common workplace theme!
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This is my first job out of school and I was thrilled to get it.
But I have noticed a few odd things about the office.
The most annoying is how much the attorneys brag openly about the size of their paychecks.
My question is twofold.
First, is this normal workplace behavior?
And second: How can I let my coworkers know how tone deaf their bragging is?
For better or worse, money talk remains largely taboo in the workplace.
Your boastful colleagues are just being jerks.
However, that partisnormal.
Welcome to the work force!
Its full of jerks!
When Colleague Brag About Their Paychecks
Lets consider the first issue.
You will in fact come across as merely complaining.
And since it serves no obvious purpose, maybe people could knock it off?
Feeling Underpaid
Now lets consider your salary.
Ultimately, you might want to think about which of these issues is actually more important to you.
Could you blow off the braggarts if you got a raise?
If so, maybe focus more on that in the short term.
After all, you have the rest of your career to practice dealing with jerks.
And
then
having them explain they didnt have to time to read the email.
Because they are soooooooooooooooooooooo busy.
And
having them ask to be told whats in the email!
F**king self-obsessed, holier-than-thou, no-common-sense-having, inconsiderate pus buckets!!!
Anyway, I
have
had the experience I just described.
My colleagues are otherwise quite professional, and have many skills.
But also weaknessessuch as failure to read important emails.
How do I deal with this?
Train Your Colleagues
I see two options.
First, you might attempt to, in effect, train them to read your email.
Can we reconvene after youve had a chance to check that out?
Ill be in the clear by then, and happy to help with anything thats unclear.
Then have some kind of conversation.Thendetermine whats best covered in writing.
Remember that even the jerkiest colleagues rarelywantto be jerks.
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