Problem with colleague
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:03 pm
I need some advice please.
One of the colleagues I work with who is in her mid-20's and seems to have a bit of an attitude and and it's starting to wear a little thin. She has been with us less than two years but she seems to have two sides to her personality. One side is the really nice and helpful side when she is around her line managers/management, who seem to be oblivious, but then a not so nice side comes out when she speaks to certain of her colleagues.
Once when she was feeling ill and had to go home, I tried to help her out with an admin task that had been allocated to her, but when when she returned to work later that week, she made a sarcastic remark to me, which took me by surprise. It would have been nice for her to show a little gratitude for helping her out but that wasn't the case.
She begrudges helping certain colleagues when asked to provide cover for them if they are on annual leave.
She now avoids speaking to me unless she really has to. I was speaking to her today to pass on a telephone message from another colleague, but I felt that I might as well have been invisible, judging by her reaction.
I can't bear this attitude and I have never really experienced this kind of atmosphere in the office before even though I have been working in an office for many years now. One of the colleagues who I get on really well with, has also noticed her behaviour, has said that she will one day, speak to this person about the way she speaks to certain members of staff, but I can't see things improving unless something is done.
What would you do in a similar situation?
One of the colleagues I work with who is in her mid-20's and seems to have a bit of an attitude and and it's starting to wear a little thin. She has been with us less than two years but she seems to have two sides to her personality. One side is the really nice and helpful side when she is around her line managers/management, who seem to be oblivious, but then a not so nice side comes out when she speaks to certain of her colleagues.
Once when she was feeling ill and had to go home, I tried to help her out with an admin task that had been allocated to her, but when when she returned to work later that week, she made a sarcastic remark to me, which took me by surprise. It would have been nice for her to show a little gratitude for helping her out but that wasn't the case.
She begrudges helping certain colleagues when asked to provide cover for them if they are on annual leave.
She now avoids speaking to me unless she really has to. I was speaking to her today to pass on a telephone message from another colleague, but I felt that I might as well have been invisible, judging by her reaction.
I can't bear this attitude and I have never really experienced this kind of atmosphere in the office before even though I have been working in an office for many years now. One of the colleagues who I get on really well with, has also noticed her behaviour, has said that she will one day, speak to this person about the way she speaks to certain members of staff, but I can't see things improving unless something is done.
What would you do in a similar situation?