This is a a professional relationship question. I hope it is ok I post this here.
I (38/F) work in a professional technical environment, and on a small team of 5. One of my coworkers is a challenge to deal with. This is one of her first jobs and in her 20's. She gets into bad moods, will not take any guidance or suggestions from the team and is unapproachable most of the time. She has issues focusing, so when we attempt to train on new software, she gets frustrated and begins complaining. She states she has a learning disability and is forgetful, and we do our best to accommodate her.
When she first started she was abusing our communication channels by posting her personal stuff, and I told her to stop, which offended her. I apologized to her personally, because I hurt her feelings, but she has never gotten over it. That was over a year ago. Recently, she attempted to send out a departmental publication without my credentials (everyone else had theirs), and she would not respond to me, so I escalated this to management. It was resolved through that channel, but she still did not respond to me. No response, apology, nothing.
Another coworker finds her challenging to work with as well and he is also at a loss. What is the best way to remain professional, without walking on eggshells around this person? Do you have suggestions? Our manager has been ineffective in counseling this person. My manager does not like confrontation.
TL;DR: A coworker of mine is challenging to deal with and I am unsure how to not walk on eggshells around her and be effective in my work.
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 03:16PM by Constant-Commercial9 https://ift.tt/2YNoDVw
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