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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure how to act around two colleagues after a situation that happened recently.

I have one coworker and a boss, we share a space and each have separate responsibilities before we turn over the shared space to the next group if we are short on time. My tasks often take longer, but aren’t all 100% necessary to accomplish before turning over to the next group. (Think emptying out a paper trash can that’s only 1/4 full, not adding a new ream to the printer when there’s still half a ream left, etc.)

The other day we were running late and everyone else was done and the next group was waiting. I was finishing up one of these less important tasks when my boss stormed in and told me “we need to get out of here” and “let’s go”. So I stopped and went to gather my things. We all meet at a computer and log out together, only my boss who was the one rushing me was still back in the office. The other group was waiting to go in. All of a sudden here he comes, yelling at me that I was a slacker and left him to do the tasks himself. I explained I thought when he said we needed to get out of here and let’s go, that he wanted me to stop. He told me in a condescending way that he would have never meant that, he just wanted me to hurry up with the task.

Apparently he and the other group reported me to our shared department head, and I was called into her office where I explained the miscommunication from my boss and how I must have misinterpreted my boss in the moment. All was fine in the end and the DH understood my point of view.

But now I have this other group and my own boss who seemingly conspired again me for a miscommunication. I have to see them daily and now it feels so weird. The other group looks at me like I’m some joke, and my boss has been a jerk since. I just want this all to go away. Help! [/quote]

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