How do you deal with a coworker who reports on everything and everyone?

Question

If a window gets open in the office, she will report it. If someone is date stamping letters too loud, she reports it. If it's her turn to sort out the post and tries to get someone else to do it for her, she reports it when that person stands up to her. She reports her chair as being faulty. She reports on everyone and everything in the office to everyone in authority. The latest is she closed a window in the office that someone had opened and that person opened it back up again. Well, she went and reported this, picked up her bags and coat and went home in huff.

Answer 1

I've learned to make my world what I want it to be and how we process things can shape our outlook.Don't let this Wicked Witch of the West steal your shiny red slippers with her own issues. Yes, her telling on everyone else is a refllection of her own insecurities that someone will be viewed as more productive, a better fit, more personable, more efficient, more anything than her. She never learned to accept that two people can be smart at the same time. So, she constantly surveils the scene looking for what she deems flaws & reporting these to others as if to say, see she/he isn't as good as you were thinking, but I am because I caught it. U could embarrass her by pointing out verbally for all to here that she told....AGAIN. Trust me, she'll stop. U can also recognize she is 64, not gonna change in her personality& come from an understanding of gee, how sad her life has been that she cannot relax enough to do her job w/o looking for problems & each time she tells she's feeling broken.

Answer 2

She’s just a b*tch. She thinks she is in control of everything. Wants it her way. Just laugh at her. Maybe she will report it😂😂😂😂😂

But she is clearly unhappy about her life so she finds things to express her anger out at whatever it is that’s bothering her.

Are you the boss? Tell her to shut the heck up or she’s fired.

Answer 3

Quit... you will be relieved!

Answer 4

Why do women always create so much drama and tension in the workplace ?? It's happened every place I've ever worked. Women just don't seem to be able to work together without it.

Answer 5

I hate people like that. They're breaking you rather than helping you experience wise.

Answer 6

There isn't much to report. Management knows. What you can do is casually discuss it with managers like, "What's up with Jane? It's very difficult to just do our jobs with her constant dictating and reporting."

Answer 7

I would ignore them and just do my job.

Answer 8

The management knows that she is a chronic complainer and has chosen to let her complain and ignore her. The employees should do the same and in fact if they know something bothers her, they should do it more often She thinks she is in control and her temper tantrums will eventually force management to take action.



Either that or she will retire soon and you will be rid of her.

Answer 9

I'd just let her carry on and let people see how pathetic she is.

Answer 10

If this co-worker is truly impacting on your workplace, have a conversation with your Manager and share your observations. Employees have the right to a comfortable and non-hostile workplace.

Answer 11

That is what the HR department is for.



Go to the HR department and say,"COWORKER constantly complains about everything and reports every little imagined slight to you, here in HR. I feel I am being harassed. I feel like if I even breathe wrong, I will get reported. I'm really considering therapy to get rid of the sense of impending dread every time this person looks at me. I'm having a hard time concentrating on doing my job to the best of my ability because I have to constantly look over my back because of COWORKER. What do you advise that I do?"





Chances are the HR department will have already heard that and will tell you to not be concerned .."we are well aware of 'PERSON', and we have decided to let them work until they retire next year...and we ignore all their complaints."

Answer 12

Seeking glory that see is better than you and in the hope get more money with a higher position....and that didn't work so quit

Answer 13

I would just ignore her. Not worth giving her the attention.

Answer 14

Then everybody needs to get together and file a complaint about her petty and trivial complaints. The boss will have to take notice if everyone puts in a complaint about the same person.

Answer 15

Help control the troll population. Have your trolls spayed or neutered.