Message #44849

[shellyb]

Oh I have one of those in our office.  I wonder every single day how she got her job, since she hasn't a clue about any way to do business except how her previous company did it.  And upper management at this point is taking a wait and see attitude with her which, IMHO is very dangerous, though recently they've begun to drop the hammer on her from time to time with predictable results, she takes it out on the rest of us, and tries to undermine the work of the people who have been here longer.

I don't report directly to her and thank God I never will, but she creates such a disturbance in the flow of work with her "We did it this way at my old company" mentality that most days I'm ready to scream.

When trying to describe a project to her it's like talking to brick, (I liked and appreciated the reference from Andrea  in the thread on Prima Donnas last week about the piece of cheese and I too find myself visualzing a piece of swiss with holes in it when I am talking to her).

In the end, those of us who get the work done will still be here long after our power mad ego driven workmate's star has set. I've seen it before and I've no doubt that I will see it again.  It's distressing when no one listens to what we have to say when it comes to this person.  We've been told not to communicate with her, or to communicate as little as possible to avoid yet another blow up caused by the frustration of having a one way conversation (hers!)  on a two way project.

It seems everyone from upper management on down to the office team is aware of what havoc she brings to our work flow and yet no one wants to address her "I'm the greatest" thought process.  I have sat at meetings and wanted to say out loud "that is without a doubt the stupidest thing I've ever heard come out of anyone's mouth".

Of course I don't,  but it colors how I do react to her because I have so little respect for her intelligence. If she'd just not talk OVER everyone and listen once in a while, but it never happens like that, she tries so hard to make everyone think how clever she is when in fact she hasn't got a clue.

And to make it worse she's been here for months and things are beginning to show up that her "I'm the greatest" gig might have worked in another place but her results for my company are no where near what they should be. I feel bad for my poor boss because he gets to hear it from everyone how insolent and rude she is, even clients.

I guess I'm more venting here than offering a solution.  In fact I could use some skills for coping with this person as you might be able to tell my frustration level is at an all time high!

Shelly