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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Had a similiar issue, tried to ignore it, played nice etc. She worked her way around a lot of people and set it up to make my life miserable, for some reason she had an "in" with some of the higher ups even though they called her crazy as well. Went to HR they told me I could ignore it, find a way to make it work or leave. My biggest mistake? Didn't document everything. Even when things continued to get worse I didn't have enough documentation beyond my word vs her. After a year of progressively worse environment I finally left. If I had another chance at this I would document although HR did say that even if I had done that the way our company was run life would have gotten much worse before any hope of it getting better and it was unlikely anyone would have fired her or even approached her on it..seems she wielded a strange amount of power considering her job position didn't warrant it. I'm glad I left even though prior to her I had always loved and enjoyed my job. [/quote]

This situation sounds a lot like what I was in the middle of a few years ago. I was a salesman and she was a project manager. She would forward emails to customers with sensitive information, like what our cost was or the percentage of profit I was making. She claimed it was a mistake every time, but it kept happening all of the time. I would discuss these issues with her privately. I think she took offense and started friendships with other women in my office. Once she had them on "her side" she decided to complain to a manager about me while I was on vacation. Actually, my wife was due to give birth to one of our children. She even convinced an Outside salesman (young and looking to make a name for himself) to be in her camp. He was good friends with the manager. When I returned back from vacation I was called into a meeting. They wanted to discuss the "problems" between us. All it takes is one person with a vendetta to start the ball rolling. Just like the OP stated, everything else about my job was enjoyable, except her!

Fast forward to now. I'm in the same industry, but at a different place of employment. I still talk to people that I used to work with and they tell me how she's at it again with the newer people that work there now. It could very well be the same woman. LOL! One day she'll get what she deserves![/quote]

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