Just Because You are doesn't MEAN I Want To BE!!!!!!!

United States
November 19, 2009 7:49pm CST
I work with a lady that is quite a bit older than I am and when I first met her I though that she was as real sweet person and always trying to help people out!!! YEAH RIGHT!!! I was wrong! She is only like that whenever there is a boss in site and as soon as they leave she is back to being the miserable, lazy, most overbearing person in the building!! The bosses have started to realize what is going on since so many people have complained but they don't know what to do with her. She is not happy unless everyone around her is miserable and she makes sure that we are every single night that we work. She will try and tell the nurses and even the Doctors that they are wrong and won't ever give in even if she is wrong. Finally last night I had had enough and I finally told her how I felt and after that she spent the next nine hours of our shift pretty much silent!! I doubt it will last for long but I sure hope it does!!! Have you ever worked with someone that had to be right all the time and knew more than everyone ?
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@chookie1971 (2271)
• Australia
20 Nov 09
I have a friend like that. She is always right. It can be so annoying at times. I don't know how I have done it, but I have put up with it for 19 years. The last thing that upset me, she approached one of my other friends and told her that her daughter was calling some one in the middle of the night. We eventually found out the truth. My friend had part of the story right but got a few details wrong. But when you go to tell her that she is wrong, she doesn't listen. There was another time many years ago, this friend told me that my husband was not the father of my baby. I kept telling her that my husband is the father of the baby but she was right and I was wrong. It was only over time, she needed help. She ended up realising that she was wrong.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
20 Nov 09
I have a sister-in-law like that. She gets half the facts and then goes off half-cocked like she knows what she is saying is gospel. No One can tell her she's wrong. We all have learned to never repeat anything she tells us, because she is really wrong often. She will definitely not be named the family historian.
• India
20 Nov 09
My mom’s like that! She imagines a lot of things and comes to her own conclusions and of course, she’s always right, even if the truth is staring right at her face…she’ll somehow find excuses to prove herself correct and now that she’s forgetting most things, its becoming all the more difficult managing her! She’ll keep something somewhere, forget about it, search in all the wrong places and when you hand it over saying that she had kept it somewhere else, she’ll insist that she’d kept it where she was searching for it and that somebody must have picked it up and placed it somewhere else! Its becoming so difficult now *sigh*
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
20 Nov 09
Hi, alyssa. That s good for her!!! Serves her right! I bet she will think twice about running off at the mouth again! I have not worked with someone like this before, but I know that my aunt was like this.. She did not work in my department, but another department. She called my line just to complain to me about how loud my voice sounded over the Intercom. It was very mean of her to do this. I was ashamed.. But she had to be right insulting my voice... If she had a problem with my voice she should have told my supervisor. I can't stand people that think they know it all when in reality they don't know squat!
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
20 Nov 09
Ya I have. They usually are wrong all too often and they have to put all that effort into being right because they usually aren't. Know more than anyone else? No they just think that they do and they really can't handle being wrong.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
20 Nov 09
I have someone that I have to put up with now. I don't work so it is a friend of the family. Whenever you try to tell her something she already knows or has already done that. It is getting to the point to where you don't want to tell her anything because you know what she is going to say. I did tell her that I can't talk with her because of the way she responds. I don't think it has done much good but I guess we will see in time. Have a nice day and keep smiling.
• United States
20 Nov 09
I think we all have dealt with a co worker as such and if not its only a matter of time. Most co workers are wonderful. Pleasant there to do a job and collect a pay check many are dedicated, but there are those few. I dealt with one very similar, problem was she was my boss.... It took 9 months and for 2 of our doctors to finally blow before the matter was taken to the board and she finally dismissed. Gotta admit that was one of the happiest days of my life and so many others. We actually (16 of us) walked around singing hi ho the witch is gone.... Hang in there. sounds like the reports have been made it takes time (seems like to long to those of us dealing with it) but she will be reprimanded if not terminated. What ever happens you did the right thing by letting her know how you felt. If it continues you need to speak to a supervisor.
• China
20 Nov 09
Oh,i am really hate this exact type of people,they make me sick.I am happy that you did speak it out and point it out to her,cause so many people would have to choose bear it.And i hope she would clear it out and change.
• India
20 Nov 09
Talk of my colleague…she is the biggest irritant I’ve ever come across in my life. The moment you open your mouth to say something, she’s been there and done it and will start off her own story, ending it wither one moral! Nowadays I just ignore her as much as I can (I’ve seen her capable of creating quite a scene when one of our colleagues contradicted her on something…she became so passionate about her own views that she was actually shouting at him)…but sometimes, when there is a conversation, I just nod my head.
• United States
20 Nov 09
I'm so sorry! Really I mean that, some people are just impossible. And at least your bosses are finally paying attention. I hope they do something about her, glad you stood up to her though.
• China
20 Nov 09
i never meet that person like what you said ,alougth i have change three jobs ,but all the person i meet are friendly and easy to get along with each other .maybe now she has something to say ,i think ,you can together to talk about how do you think her ,then maybe he will think herself clearly again