YoungHeart1980!

I hope everyone is doing okay. Today was definitely a shocker at what I was confronted with.

Around 11am the co-worker calls me after not having heard from her for a while. She tells me that I’m the only one she has shared with her frustrations and concerns regarding the basic training the supervisor has provided to her and the supervisors treatment of her as well. She goes on to ask if I said anything to the supervisor? What the heck!?

One, why would I share if I have experienced the same treatment at times and I’ve handled it fairly well. That’s dangerous and I know better than to put myself in a situation that leads to drama. Why would she think it would be me? Apparently, the supervisor commented that others were commenting about her work ethic and knowledge. Okay, well it wasn’t me. Two, the supervisor is not a trainer, and she has sent us training material, have you looked at it? Her issues with the supervisor of basic training are not the same as my experience. I’m dealing with very high-level items. Three, she should hold herself accountable as well. I have provided one-on-one training, and she still asks the same questions from 3 months ago. The final straw for the supervisor – the co-worker confronted the supervisor about her lack of training and the supervisor responded with “you are not analyst material”. Now why would the co-worker do that despite I advised her against it. I wasn’t aware that we were both on a 6-month probation period either. Wow! Wow! Wow!

It’s so easy to pin blame on someone else. She acknowledged I’m the only one who tried to help her with training. I didn’t like the chronological order of this conversation; it struck me as manipulative, and I felt she only made this statement to try and mitigate that she blamed me for her demise. The supervisor also gave her 3 weeks’ notice to step up her game. I recall the co-worker mentioning she was a budget expert, but now she asked me questions on budget. I did notice though no initiative, critical thinking or research experience on her part. I wished her all the best. Sometimes we’re just re-directed. All the Best!