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26 Y.O. Woman Reports Her Coworker To HR For Creating “An Overly Hostile Work Environment,” Folks Online Call Her The Jerk
How many of us have found ourselves ready to take on the world during or before finishing our degree? Putting that extra effort into building the career of our dreams, working for a better future? Having that charisma and positive energy to change things is great, but what happens when it all becomes just a little bit too much? When you are considered to be too much? Reddit user u/DueEstablishment8602 decided to share her work-related story that had a surprising turn and received some unexpected reactions from other community members online. The 26-year-old woman had just finished her master’s studies and started a new job, together with her coworker, 27-year-old Thea, who the original poster found very inspiring with the things she has accomplished in the workplace. Little did the woman know that her admiration and wish to keep up with her coworker’s agenda would backfire.
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Having a nice and inspiring working environment is one of the top priorities when coming to a new job as we tend to spend quite some time in the office
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The Reddit user shared that she started her job right after graduating from her master’s, later revealing that it wasn’t her first job, as she used to work part-time when she was still studying, but this workplace was of great importance for her because it was her first full-time job after she completed her education. 2 months prior to her taking this job position, her workplace had hired Thea, who is still in graduate school. The original poster revealed that she admired Thea for for her efficiency and the way she could handle school and important work projects.
This Reddit user decided to share her story of having to report her coworker to HR after she became unfriendly and started avoiding her
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The whole debacle started when the author of the post decided to ask her coworker Thea if she could add her to one of the on-going projects and it made Thea upset
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Because of this reason, she decided it would be a good idea to join the projects that Thea works with, so she could learn from her. At first, the new coworker agreed with this idea, and soon it was clear that the young woman follows a very strict schedule to get things done. However, the storyteller revealed that she had trouble with following these deadlines and preparing tasks on time. What Thea did in this situation was to give different deadlines to her coworker, so she would still have time to prepare everything that needed to be done and be on time, asking the woman to be faster next time.
After this encounter, the relationship of the two colleagues changed drastically to the point where the author of the story had to talk to HR
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OP didn’t expect the situation to turn out the way it did as the boss asked her to leave Thea alone and dismissed her from all of the projects that they had together
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The Reddit user continued with the story by sharing that one day, she noticed a big whiteboard at Thea’s desk that had all the tasks and deadlines of a certain project. The woman became so curious to the point where she asked if she could join the group for this project, but was shut down by Thea, stating that “not everything with my name needs you involved.” After this, the original poster noticed that her coworker that she looked up to started avoiding her and became hard to work with. She stopped being so attentive and providing help with necessary documents, and provided different deadlines.
Soon enough, the woman shared some extra information as people online became very interested in the whole situation
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After noticing this, the original poster shared what happened next that made her re-think her decision and ask people online whether she was actually in the wrong. The woman came to HR and reported her coworker for being mean and unhelpful. She even claimed to gather some evidence to back up her claims. What she didn’t expect was the way her company handled this situation. The employee shared that the boss asked her to leave Thea alone and dismissed her from all of the projects that they had together. She also revealed that Thea was moved to another part of the office and that employees in higher positions are trying their best to keep her from leaving the company.
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This is where the original poster asked members online if she did the wrong thing, even though all she wanted was to stand up for herself. The reactions that she got from other users were quite different from what she thought they were going to be. A lot of them stated that the woman was in the wrong as she was clearing overstepping her boundaries. The commentators didn’t sugarcoat anything, and most of them believed that the author of the post was being problematic and probably slowed down her coworker and made her work extra. The woman added a few more details that people were curious about, starting from the question of whether her coworker was higher in ranking than her, but she was open that both of them had the same title but were on different levels. The author also added what kind of evidence she had before accusing her colleague of hostility. She claimed that the woman didn’t provide her with necessary documents, as well as assigned her different deadlines. However, this wasn’t seen as sufficient evidence, because the company’s seniors were aware about her methods and didn’t see any problems with the way she works.
What do you think about this situation? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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Users online didn’t sugarcoat and found the original poster to be a jerk for reporting her coworker and making her job so much harder
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madbakes 2 years ago
One of the comments said they were annoyed with her just reading the story, and I couldn't agree more. This woman has no clue how to handle herself in a workplace.
Kat Min 2 years ago
It really was a bit painful to read. I am fairly sure, though, it is not a mistake the poster will do again. I really liek some of the comments, especially the one with 'she was not difficult to work with, she just refused to coach you' Very well put.
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Bowtechie 2 years ago
Geez, even the "clarifying" edits were bad. If you're in a deadline-driven environment, you put in the work to keep up, end of story. The work environment does not adjust to you, you adjust to the environment, or you look for another job. And from the sound of it it seems like OP fully has the capability to keep up, she's just... not for whatever reason. If Thea had to put in a system where even if OP submitted late she was still on time, then imo she was capable of meeting the original deadline anyway.
Amused panda 2 years ago
Having a tighter deadline that necessary possibly caused OP added stress, but it sounds like OP is poor at time management, and imo that explains why she had to be given adjusted deadlines, in order to get her to crack on and complete by the original deadline. The thing I don't get, OP says she is not used to working to such deadlines...but she's just finished her masters. Surely a masters degree these days involves working to deadlines?
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Helen Waight 2 years ago
I second the go read Ask A Manager website before you go off on one recommendation. There’s a great letter of ‘I was fired for taking initiative’ where the letter writer basically complained that they hadn’t been allowed to do the projects *she* wanted to do. And she acted just like this AITA poster. And got torn to bits in the comments.
Miriam L 2 years ago
Yeah, AAM is awesome. Whatever the workplace issue, between Alison and the community in the comments you can find the best solution
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madbakes 2 years ago
One of the comments said they were annoyed with her just reading the story, and I couldn't agree more. This woman has no clue how to handle herself in a workplace.
Kat Min 2 years ago
It really was a bit painful to read. I am fairly sure, though, it is not a mistake the poster will do again. I really liek some of the comments, especially the one with 'she was not difficult to work with, she just refused to coach you' Very well put.
Load More Replies... Bowtechie 2 years ago
Geez, even the "clarifying" edits were bad. If you're in a deadline-driven environment, you put in the work to keep up, end of story. The work environment does not adjust to you, you adjust to the environment, or you look for another job. And from the sound of it it seems like OP fully has the capability to keep up, she's just... not for whatever reason. If Thea had to put in a system where even if OP submitted late she was still on time, then imo she was capable of meeting the original deadline anyway.
Amused panda 2 years ago
Having a tighter deadline that necessary possibly caused OP added stress, but it sounds like OP is poor at time management, and imo that explains why she had to be given adjusted deadlines, in order to get her to crack on and complete by the original deadline. The thing I don't get, OP says she is not used to working to such deadlines...but she's just finished her masters. Surely a masters degree these days involves working to deadlines?
Load More Replies... Helen Waight 2 years ago
I second the go read Ask A Manager website before you go off on one recommendation. There’s a great letter of ‘I was fired for taking initiative’ where the letter writer basically complained that they hadn’t been allowed to do the projects *she* wanted to do. And she acted just like this AITA poster. And got torn to bits in the comments.
Miriam L 2 years ago
Yeah, AAM is awesome. Whatever the workplace issue, between Alison and the community in the comments you can find the best solution
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