A Senior Manager’s Coworker Was Treating Staff Poorly—So She Used an Unusual Trick to Stop the Behavior
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In the workplace, people find creative ways to deal with difficult coworkers.
This woman worked alongside another manager who was difficult and often harsh toward her staff. She had noticed some unusual habits that reminded her of symptoms she had seen before. So during a meeting, she came up with an unexpected way to pull a petty revenge.
This story is one of those workplace experiences where fighting back quietly can be a better way to deal with a toxic colleague. Read the full story below.
Psych revenge
I had a coworker who was just an awful person to work for.
We were both senior managers in a call center, and each had our own staff.
She and I never agreed on anything, but we spent a lot of time together and I knew her very well.
My husband has OCD, and I recognize the symptoms very well, and noticed that my co-worker suffered from it.
This manager noticed that her coworker handed the remote control to another employee.
One day, I attended one of her group meetings where we were listening to phone calls, which we do to synchronize quality standards.
She was berating one of her managers mercilessly in front of the other managers, myself, and another senior manager.
Next, she hands a remote control to another one of her staff, and gives him commands on when to stop and start the tapes.
Meanwhile, she’s sitting behind her desk with the tape player right next to her.
She informed her coworker about the “infrared” rays coming from the remote control.
I know my husband freaks out if I have the TV remote and use it if there’s any possibility he could be between the remote and the TV, having the “rays” from the remote pass through his body.
So I stopped him and asked her, “Do you always have someone else manage the remote?
Because my husband says there are harmful rays from the remote that can pass the your body!”
She immediately gasped, took the remote from her manager, and used her own finger to stop and start the tape player.
She admitted to another coworker that it wasn’t at all harmful.
I’m a very serious person who was highly respected by everyone in that room.
After we left the meeting, the other senior manager said to me, “Do you really think that rays from the remote can be harmful?”
I said, “No, but I knew she would believe it.”
Rude coworkers deserve petty revenge, at least this was what OP was thinking. I can understand why she came up with such an unusual response. It was definitely a sneaky move, but it seems she knew exactly how to get her point across without starting a bigger confrontation.
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Indeed, right?
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And lastly, an interesting fact.
Sometimes, you have to be petty to fight back.
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