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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For example: the ones who nitpick, attempt to undermine you or contradict what you are saying, and/or ignore you but talk to everyone else.[/quote]

When I first transitioned from the public sector to private, I worked in an office with an adult mean girl squad. They were three to five years younger than me. They had been the prettiest and most popular girls at their high school I guess. They were used to getting their way. After a month of their BS, I called them out on it. They were mortified. [b]They had no idea how obvious it was. [/b]Blunt was the best way to go. [/quote]

Fooled you. Yes they did. They just couldn't believe you had the sac to put it out in the open by addressing it. Passive aggressive people don't know how to deal with that. Good for you.

For me, I make a list of the behaviours I'm seeing and memorize it to address with them when the moment is right... rather than topics, because they will try to kill you with details/argue with you.

So... "Heather, Muffy.... I hear you saying you have no idea what I'm talking about, but sighing and eyerolling with every request I make of you, in addition to being oppositional with simple requests that you happily fulfill for the rest of the team, along with the not-so-subtle texting each other all day so I can hear your pinging phones triangulating as you greedily smirk and clutch your phones as I approach tips me off that you don't want to be part of the team. It would be entertaining if I didn't have work to do, so how can I help you get past this to meet your potential and be a team player?" Said in front of all the partners.[/quote]

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