A coworker from my team keeps setting me up. It's usually small things, but she always tries to make herself look better in front of our boss at my expense.
Sometimes she blames her mistakes on me or she asks for help with hard tasks so that if something goes wrong, she can say it's not her fault.
She also talks behind my back. I see that others are very direct with her, but I try to stay on good terms with everyone. Still, I can’t keep going like this.
Can you please give me advice on how to deal with her without starting a big fight, but also make her stop doing this? Thanks

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  • I agree with all of the above , especially the redirection of assistance to another team member and focusing on yourself. I would ask if she can... shoot you an email so that you have a reminder to circle back if you get a break? Then redirect based on no capacity. What you are really doing is documenting. Try to move her to communication through email and tune her out. Start a word document on your computer and begin documenting with dates and a brief summary of the details of her actions. and keep doing you! Recognize her antics as distractions and nothing more. Seek information on people pleasing and how to overcome it. Try and pinpoint when you began to adopt those habits and work on yourself, believing in yourself and your abilities. Being okay with saying no and self preservation and build from there. Dont give her any energy, never let anyone see you sweat, be pleasent and a ray of sunshine in the office.  more

  • My dear Mirka, just stay true to yourself, know your worth and your limit and always think positive and do not engage in things that will jeopardize... you okayyyy more

  • This action is by design, manipulation, and oppression! Stop being afraid of them and their manipulation reverse their action to them.

    Always ensure... you dot your eyes and cross your T's, record incidents, always have witnesses, and keep records of these manipulative actions.

    When the time comes to share, you share it with your decision makers/boss! They are trying for you to lose your job!
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  • Build a strong alliance with your boss and others. Ignore her. Don’t give your energy to darkness. Give her fake smiles and keep everything short... but professional. Some people are in our lives to challenge us. Challenge yourself and concentrate on your goals, your company goals and let your boss know you want to excel and take on more. This could combat her agenda. Flip the script.  more

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  • If you weren’t a treat to her, she wouldn’t be raking the time to bother with you. Since other have called her out and you haven’t, the rag your it.... Untag yourself and let het fall by the wayside. One teaches people how to treat them and you clearly are showing her that she is allowed this to disrespect you. To old for people to play games with you. Work. place bullying is real seems you’re in her eye. Better stop playing nice. Take the advice of all the other post. Ditch her helping her with anything that doesn’t concern you. You are there to do your job not hers. Better end this cat and mouse gameZ She clearly enjoys messing with you. Document everything! Protect your interest!  more

  • I agree with the last 2 comments direct her to someone else that will be a polite way of indirectly letting her know your hip to her bs and you not... going for it anymore she will stop remember we not in high school anymore you grown you don’t have to stoop to her level with that tit for tat stuff if she hood and behaves like that in the workplace then maybe it may call for it for you to match it but for the most part exhibit professionalism and go with my first suggestion. Keep your head up I know it can be exhausting to deal with pressures of home life and then have a break from that to be in this mess at work  more

  • Stay with in your lane and keep positive. She will fall in the pit she has dug for you

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  • You can never stay on good terms with everyone. It is not possible. Better be on the good side of your boss. Else she will escalate the little errors... you make into something huge just to get rid of you. more

  • You can never stay on good terms with everyone. It is not possible. Better be on the good side of your boss. Else she will escalate the little errors... you make into something huge just to get rid of you. more

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  • You will surely get fired at her expense; she will throw words at you like "you are not cooperative." Such opportunists are everywhere. Wise up before... it is too late. "If you want everyone happy, then sell ice cream." It is a cruel world out there. more

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  • firstly i must appreciate you that treatment of the colleague, its not easy to deal with such however you need to mark that all is war, and whether... physical or mental, its what it is.

    strategy 28 of the 33 strategies of war says "Give your rival enough rope to hung themselves", you could try that out, but the question is how? every opportunity presents an avenue for one to showcase their ability and shine thus you shall target for one to surface so you can tactfully leave it entirely to them. in so doing, they will have no way out but to succumb.
    try that out
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  • You see others be direct with them, but you allow them to treat you a certain way. Baby!! Re-read your post 3 times, click your heels, snap finger,... sip wine, and wake up ready to free from them. Direct them out of your way… more

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  • If it don’t concern you then don’t commit to anything. They not the boss of you…

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  • Spellcheck needs to stop lol

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  • If the task…

  • Stop allowing this employee to get under your skin. If the test they need help on, does it concern you, do not commit to it. You got your work to do.... Politely direct them to someone else or another source. Anybody but you.  more

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  • Stop falling for her and be direct, she doesn’t like you

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