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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, for some perspective. I am about 15 years older than you and on my 3rd "real job." I have stayed at each of them for 3-5 years. NONE of them have been super exciting, though there are definitely things I like about my work.

I would think about what your coworker is saying, constructive criticism-wise, and figure out what to do with that feedback. If you are often hearing the same things that you could be doing better, one consequence to ignoring those things and moving up without those skills is that you may find yourself in a higher level position without basic level skills that you need to do the job. Those things will not be taught to you in new positions. They will be things you will be assumed to have already mastered.

I used to have a boss who was really great at 30,000 foot stuff and really terrible at details. He was not able to keep up with his own administrative stuff (even with an assistant who deals with that, there is still stuff that has to be done personally and this guy could not deal with those things). He was totally unable to train anyone else on how to do those things, making him a pretty crappy one-sided mentor for entry-level people as well as an administrative pain in the ass for the rest of us, who had to do MORE work as a result of his failing to have basic skills.

If your colleague is telling you that you need to pay more attention to detail or proofread your work, that is likely because you are making errors that other people are having to correct. If your colleague is telling you that the tone you used with a client was not appropriate, it is likely because someone has had to speak to a client who was put off by your tone. If your colleague is telling you that you need to be more responsive to X or Y, that's likely because there have been times when X or Y has come up and other people have had to cover for you.

It's entirely possible that your colleague is a nitpicker who thinks her way is the only way to do things, but I would be very careful of dismissing her suggestions out of hand because you're sick of feeling criticized.[/quote]

OP here- I'm having difficulty seeing I'm overreacting to the critiques. She often critiques my methodology and I talked about it with my boss, and my boss reassured me that I was doing well in the task. But today my co-worker came over to me and told me I should not talk so loudly on the phone after I had a conversation with a remote worker. I have worked as a customer service rep, all my phone interviews have resulted in in-person interviews, and I have never once had someone comment on this before. Is it really crazy to not want to change your personality for the sake of your co-worker?[/quote]

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