Give Vanilla Advice Before She Comes

Howard the Duck · 09-26-2011, 08:40 AM

actually i misread the thread as "Give Vanilla Advice Before Comes"

i was thinking why you want advice for that, aren't you the expert?

Burning Down · 09-26-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

actually i misread the thread as "Give Vanilla Advice Before Comes"

i was thinking why you want advice for that, aren't you the expert?

That's how I read it at first too

Mykonos · 09-26-2011, 11:18 AM

I think that's how we all read it.

Anyway, there's two ways I can see you solving this. You can do it immorally, retaliatig to this woman and pissing her off to the point where she flips, or if you want to be really bad, framing her and getting her sacked. Or you can do it morally and stand above her, correcting her when she's wrong, treating her better than she treats you and trying to tolerate he. to the point where she just gives up. Yeah, I suck at advice.

Psy-Fi · 09-26-2011, 11:20 AM

It might just be a problem of dealing with her crap and ignoring her until she either quits or does something to get herself fired.
Those types eventually make enemies of everyone in the workplace and usually don't last very long.
That's been my experience with such co-workers, anyway.

Electrophonic Tonic · 09-26-2011, 01:32 PM

Maybe an oblique strategy...?

Oblique Strategies

Paedantic Basterd · 09-26-2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

Maybe an oblique strategy...?

Oblique Strategies

I approve of this recommendation.

Phantom Limb · 09-26-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

If you want to win, take what you've learned from the internet. Trolls have mastered the correct battle tactics.

If you say and do things you can't actually get in trouble for, but you know drives her nuts, you might make her flip out and screw herself. Just do it with sincereity and make her look unreasonable. Find her buttons and mash them like a 6 year old in an elevator.

This.

If she complains a lot then it shouldn't be hard to find the buttons. Just listen to what she says and use it as ammunition. And just remember to be subtle about it. REALLY subtle. Like when she goes to the bathroom take all of her pens and and throw them across the room, or leave threatening notes written in spanish.

Paedantic Basterd · 09-26-2011, 02:55 PM

I contributed to a co-worker quitting once. I mildly irritated her for months, and then she wrote me a spazzy letter, to which I responded calmly and condescendingly, and after that she ragequit.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-26-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Firstly, you didn`t say whether she`s your superior as in supervisor etc. If she is then the situation is more difficult especially as you have to be careful how you react if you like or need the job.

If she`s not your superior, then its much easier, basically challenge some of her assumptions and look to pick a fight whenever possible (in a tactful way of course, as in trashing her opinions with some hard facts or general common sense) and in that way you should get the others on your side. This normally provokes two responses. 1)she`ll back down with the attitude which is the desired effect or 2)She`ll show you what shes made of and then you`ll have to step up your act until one of you comes out on top.

This happens in most workplaces and normally more with women than men. But one cat always comes out on top in the end.

She's not my superior. The boss is away and she's on fire with her self inflicted power trip. That's great advice, I need to beat her at her own game!

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Is this someone you have to actually interact with to do your job or just a person you happen to sit next to?

I have to sit next to her, sometimes interact but I can do my job without any contact with her.

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Originally Posted by Yac

I hope David Thorne will help you find some inspiration. Personally I find the horse whisperer joke the best, but more should work

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

If you want to win, take what you've learned from the internet. Trolls have mastered the correct battle tactics.

If you say and do things you can't actually get in trouble for, but you know drives her nuts, you might make her flip out and screw herself. Just do it with sincereity and make her look unreasonable. Find her buttons and mash them like a 6 year old in an elevator.

Trolling! How awesome is that idea! I am going to get her to flip out big time. Love the analogy. I will be really fake nice too.

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

actually i misread the thread as "Give Vanilla Advice Before Comes"

i was thinking why you want advice for that, aren't you the expert?

of course I'm the expert.

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Originally Posted by Mykonos

I think that's how we all read it.

Anyway, there's two ways I can see you solving this. You can do it immorally, retaliatig to this woman and pissing her off to the point where she flips, or if you want to be really bad, framing her and getting her sacked. Or you can do it morally and stand above her, correcting her when she's wrong, treating her better than she treats you and trying to tolerate he. to the point where she just gives up. Yeah, I suck at advice.

That's right, my boss said forgive your co-workers twice as much as the forgive you. So basically, I've got to let nothing annoy me as far as she knows. Everything's a pleasure but I can still drive her mad with that. She will not win because I'm better than her!

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

It might just be a problem of dealing with her crap and ignoring her until she either quits or does something to get herself fired.
Those types eventually make enemies of everyone in the workplace and usually don't last very long.
That's been my experience with such co-workers, anyway.

Ok.

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

Maybe an oblique strategy...?

Oblique Strategies

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Originally Posted by Abearmauledme

This.

If she complains a lot then it shouldn't be hard to find the buttons. Just listen to what she says and use it as ammunition. And just remember to be subtle about it. REALLY subtle. Like when she goes to the bathroom take all of her pens and and throw them across the room, or leave threatening notes written in spanish.

Subtle is my middle name. I'm really good at creeping under peoples skin. Passive aggressive always works. LOL at the Spanish notes

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I contributed to a co-worker quitting once. I mildly irritated her for months, and then she wrote me a spazzy letter, to which I responded calmly and condescendingly, and after that she ragequit.

Teach me all you know.

duga · 09-26-2011, 04:12 PM

Just ask her "why?" all the time. Seriously, it works. Once someone actually has to analyze the crap they are spewing out of their mouths, they realize how stupid they are. Or you will just annoy her enough to the point where she wants to move.

09-26-2011, 11:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	I think that's how we all read it. Anyway, there's two ways I can see you solving this. You can do it immorally, retaliatig to this woman and pissing her off to the point where she flips, or if you want to be really bad, framing her and getting her sacked. Or you can do it morally and stand above her, correcting her when she's wrong, treating her better than she treats you and trying to tolerate he. to the point where she just gives up. Yeah, I suck at advice. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Just ask her "why?" all the time. Seriously, it works. Once someone actually has to analyze the crap they are spewing out of their mouths, they realize how stupid they are. Or you will just annoy her enough to the point where she wants to move. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,884	It might just be a problem of dealing with her crap and ignoring her until she either quits or does something to get herself fired. Those types eventually make enemies of everyone in the workplace and usually don't last very long. That's been my experience with such co-workers, anyway.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I contributed to a co-worker quitting once. I mildly irritated her for months, and then she wrote me a spazzy letter, to which I responded calmly and condescendingly, and after that she ragequit.