Job Anxiety

@Olive1Q82

I think some people don't realize that they're being rude or offensive.  (And then again, I think some people are very purposely rude and offensive.)  Age differences in co-workers can affect how things go for a lot of people.  I was always very fortunate to have good people to learn from when I was young, and now that I'm the older person and everyone else is 20+ years younger, I'm in a position to be a teacher of sorts.

Is this younger person your supervisor, or are you equals/peers at work? 

Thank you for your response! 🙂

the younger person is my supervisor.

This is a tough one.  Sometimes young supervisors are great, are willing to listen to people with more experience, are willing to learn, even if they are in a higher ranking role.  Others just get a title and think they know everything and refuse help, guidance, and lack any kind of actual communication or supervisory skills.

How did this person get the job?  Are they qualified for the job they're doing?  Do they treat everyone else the same way?

She actually does her job very well. She’s impressive for such a young manager. At the same time. she’s an absolute jerk, very passive aggressive, immature, and often very contradictory—like she makes changes “just because” so that I’ll have to pivot and do things a different way. I’ve been working a long time. Generally speaking, you don’t change processes superfluously each and every day. If there’s a good reason, yes, but not to this extent. It seems very intentional, like it’s just to be difficult.

She actually seems well-liked by many people, but she’s an absolute monster when it’s just me and her. And I know she’s a terrible gossip so she’s probably talked about the situation between us at length.

i can’t even begin to describe how obvious it is that she’s just “making stuff up” just to be difficult. Who does that? 😆

@Olive1Q82

What are the ages of everyone else?  Closer to you or closer to her?