Hello guys,
Long story short ;
I’m a 3D artist, working also on video editing for a book company. I mainly do promotional content.
For a year now, one of my colleague, an old lady (55+) working as a 2D paper artist (she draws and color things), says that she thinks I have no clue about how to do my job, and that I’m doing really bad in my job. She then tells higher ppl that I need to get fired. She has no clue about video/3D work, doesnt know how it works (she thinks to do a 3D animation you need to DRAW), and still tries to tell me she’d be better at it.
Yesterday she did it again telling 2 other colleagues that I should be fired because I can’t do my job.
I didnt ever respond to her because we all know, in the company, that this is useless to speak to her because she will refuse to be in the wrong anyways.
Can her behaviour be considered harassment? Should I do something about it? It is really getting to my nerves.
Thanks a lot for your help.
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You need to report this to your manager. It is not appropriate for a work colleague to defame you in this way.
If she has done it in front of other people then it’s not even her word against yours. She is actively trying to harm your career.
Report her to whoever you report to. Talk to HR and advise them that she is creating a hostile workplace environment and slandering you to your co-workers. If you need to, take with you any evaluations/reports from your manager that prove you know what you’re doing.
Do not talk back to her. Do not argue with her. If your company allows it, surreptitiously record her badmouthing you and give them the evidence. Keep any interactions with her purely professional and only discuss whatever work related tasks that involve her.
She sounds like she’s threatened by you and thinks you will replace her (which hopefully, you will. I mean she’s not helping her own case either, which is helpful to you)
It sounds like she’s become complacent and belligerent. Time for her to go.