The "I am better than you at everything in every way" coworker. Can anyone relate?

[BullShark]

So I've been working as an editor at a renowned news agency in my country for over a year now. I get along with everyone well and nobody seems to have a personal grudge against me, or any problem either.

Except this one guy.

We both joined around the same time last year, but due to his non-serious attitude, average performance and immature work ethic, I was picked as the better editor and promoted to head of the department.

Now I should mention that this guy has always been a jokester and a clown, but other than that, he's also a sore loser and someone who takes someone else being better than him as a personal attack to himself, and instead of improving on himself, he starts treating the other person like crap.

I can easily counter his cheesy one liners and half assed comebacks with ease and laugh it off, while making him fumble on what to say next, but the fact remains that the guy has no filter and will almost always make it his job to ruin my day when he can. And even though some people see it as a funny little back and forth between us (even though I don't engage unless provoked), it's starting to get old now.

Does anyone else know someone like this in their workplace? And if so, how do you deal with them? Let's talk!

[ohsheeT]

There's one thing in life that you can always count on

And that is work. work ethics.
A lot of times when being promoted it's because of the way you work but also because of your congeniality..

Sometimes the wrong people are promoted because of their congeniality

Somehow you need to find a way to basically just stay busy do your thing prove yourself through your work ethics.

The higher-ups are always looking on the way people perform how they get along are they a leader or follower

Actually what I should say is are they a leader of Boss or supervisor.

Everybody wants a leader employees want a leader.

They don't want to boss a manager or supervisor because they were just handpicked and they don't even know what they're doing and they get things out of control because they don't know how to lead

If you're a leader a good leader people will follow you off the edge of a cliff

If you are a boss or supervisor or a manager you're going to have a lot of unhappy people and they end up disliking you very much so figure out who you want to be and become that person you'll get noticed

[Anonymous]

My best friends kinda like this, you buy something and he has to buy the better more expensive version of it. Shits so fucking annoying, bro can’t ever be happy for you, always gotta one up you so he can feel better than you.

[paledreams]

I could be that guy past and present even though it's likely just my anxiety insecurity and imposter syndrome aka thinking im not good at my job when actually I'm a success

[NathanDavis]

yeah... and he was, but it didn't last

or, actually... he didn't last as long, lol