Dear Poor Lucky Me,<\/p>\n
I have the sneaking suspicion that a coworker is out to get me.\u00a0 My therapist thinks I’m just paranoid.\u00a0 But like my coworker will say rude things about me to people he knows will report back to me.\u00a0 I don’t care if people need to vent about me, but to deliberately say it to some one who will repeat it to me?\u00a0 It’s rude!\u00a0 And I am never copied on his meeting memos.\u00a0 And I think someone is urinating on the floor of my cubicle.<\/p>\n
So?\u00a0 Am I just paranoid?<\/p>\n
Yours Truly,<\/p>\n
Suspicious<\/p>\n
Dear Suspicious, <\/strong><\/p>\n I’d like to say “Oh you’re imagining things” but the truth is I think more people are out to get us than we realize.\u00a0 So if you suspect someone is after you, they probably are.\u00a0 Wait, is the correct grammar: “if you suspect someone is after you, they probably is”?\u00a0 Huh, that’s tricky.\u00a0 Anyway, that’s just one person’s non-scientific theory and maybe a good therapist could change my mind.\u00a0 It would have to be a really good therapist though, because I’m very committed to my neurosis.\u00a0 In these tough economic times, you really have to guard your resources.\u00a0 This isn’t the time to give up on paranoia or insecurity or explosive rage syndrome. <\/strong><\/p>\n Some people might suggest that you go to H.R. with your complaints.\u00a0 I think that a little patience and ingenuity are always more effective than any H.R. department I’ve ever had experience with.\u00a0 Here are some low-key retaliation suggestions:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. If this person isn’t copying you on important memos, respond by copying him on everything you send out or respond to.\u00a0 Especially things that are not relevant to anything he does.\u00a0 When he confronts you, calmly and smilingly explain that you are just keeping him “in the loop” because you know how much you personally hate being “left out of the loop”.\u00a0 Suggest coming up with a quick list of things you’d each like to be included on.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. After a co-worker has reported something rude or offensive he has said, stop him in the hall.\u00a0 Say “Nancy just told me the most hilarious joke you said about me” and tell him exactly what you were told.\u00a0 It’s ok to throw the person who squealed under the bus, because I think people who tell you rude things that other people say about you are also assholes.\u00a0 Aren’t they?\u00a0 They’re still insulting you, even if they didn’t originate the insult. <\/strong><\/p>\n 3. If some one is urinating on your cubicle floor, it should be very obvious.\u00a0 The evidence will include wetness and a urine-like odor.\u00a0 If this evidence is not present and you still suspect foul play, perhaps you should talk to your shrink about medication.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/strong><\/p>\n Poor Lucky Me Dear Poor Lucky Me, I have the sneaking suspicion that a coworker is out to get me.\u00a0 My therapist thinks I’m just paranoid.\u00a0 But like my coworker will say rude things about me to people he knows will report back to me.\u00a0 I don’t care if people need to vent about me, but to deliberately … Continue reading “Tuesday, March 31st”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3828,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions\/3828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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