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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, and now that I have cooled off, I likely won't mention it to her boss. I don't think it would result in my firing, as I'm in a position where my 2-3 predecessors have failed, and I'm performing extremely well (and I'm in a position where my success generates revenue). However, there's no good way to tell the story without making myself look like a drama queen.

My co-worker is full of it if she thinks I believe she didn't do it on purpose and/or wasn't aware that the door had slammed right in my face. However, I'm going to be the bigger person and give her another chance despite her track record. Overall, we work very well together.

(And honestly, I'm not worried about being fired. I like my job and I hope to keep it, but I don't need it -- I can find another job.)[/quote]

NP here.

I'm glad that you've cooled off and have reconsidered your decision to escalate this.  It was a petty issue.  She was rude, you demanded an apology and she gave you an insincere apology.  In all honesty, that's all that you should do.  As a relative of someone very senior with a lot of power, she obviously has become very entitled and her father has enabled her.  If she has had incidents before being rude and she has not been cautioned, moved or fired, then nothing you say will change that.  And just a word from experience, NO one is irreplaceable in business.  I have seen far too many people in your position where they are valuable to the company think that this protects them.  It will only protect you as long as you are more valuable than the other person.  In this case, I can pretty much guarantee you that you are not more valuable than a family member who is employed only due to their family status.  You will be gone long before she will be.  If you opt to try to force action on her, you will find yourself much more expendable than you are willing to admit to yourself.

Additionally, while you can easily find another job on your skills, be very careful about leaving a job involuntarily, especially due to friction with a family member.  If any future employer asks for references or why you left, you will find it difficult to cover this.  Most likely you'll have to avoid using this company or anyone associated with it as a reference.  And hiring managers often question why your last employer is not one of your references unless you have a good cover story.  It won't keep you from getting another job, but it may keep you from getting the best job or the job that you really want.

Never get involved in family politics if you can avoid it.  Non-family almost always loses.[/quote]

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