Working on a project with someone who has built a reputation for themself by basically having a panic attack, scaring the hell out of everyone and yelling at them until the job just barely, technically gets done. But because of all the chaos they caused It makes them look like they overcame so much.
At my company we have a strict "we don't worry, we don't panic" atmosphere and I think it pissis him off how much higher quality of a service we are.
I've tried sharing wins with him that we're jeprodized because of his attitude. He's tried throwing me and my guys under the bus a couple times. But he crossed the line a little while ago so now I've been allowing some of his actions to become more visible. Which is my favorite part cuz... I could write a whole mytake about how to deal with people like this lol
Anyway I'm curious how you guys work with assholes like this. I've encountered them even working minimum wage jobs.
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Wow, man that guy sounds like a total dick! Who does he think he is acting all crazy and panicking all the time just to make his work seem harder than it is. What a dumb way to try and look good.
I can see why that "we don't worry, we don't panic" rule at your company would really piss him off too. It's obvious he just wants the attention and to cause problems. Throwing you and your guys under the bus is so uncool when you're all just trying to do a good job.
I'd probably be pretty pissed at him too for crossing lines like that. Good for you for letting some of his actions show what he's really like now though - sometimes that's the best way to deal with losers who try to twist things. He'll just end up making himself look bad.
If it was me working with an asshole like that, I'd mostly just try to stay out of his way and do my own stuff without getting dragged into his drama. But at the same time, not be afraid to stand up for myself and my crew if he started anything. Maybe get the bosses aware of what he's pulling too, so he can't just lie about stuff. Don't give him the reaction he wants! Just doing a good job better than him is probably the sweetest revenge anyway.
I've never found a better solution than to keep my head down and do good work, maintain a positive attitude with other team members (they'll tend to quickly take your side), and just let them dig their own grave.
It can be very challenging if they start disrupting your own work and reputation but I've just found the best bet is to keep our head down. If managers confront us about any disruptions the person made to our work, calmly point it out but try to avoid turning it into a versus match.
At least, until it's a versus match you know the other guy has no chance at winning mewhahaha
The worst case for me was a female colleague. She was a gossiping type spreading false rumors all over the place. I don't think I could have won in a straight up versus match since I'm ethically bound not to stoop to that level.
I found though just doing what I described above that she ended up hanging herself in the end. The rumors she spread about us started turning the entire team against her to the point where she was caught one time leaking company IP to customers. When confronted about it, she tried to blackmail our boss and threaten to leak more. Our boss fired her immediately.
cut em off forever