What a Pest
Throughout my 10+ years of work, I’ve had the good fortune of having great colleagues. We all work well together, have great teamwork, and we back each other up when needed. We are also truthful and honest with each other, because in our line of work, time is of essence and it does not pay to lie or cover any mistakes because they will come and haunt you and bite you in your arse when you least expect it.
So after having all these years of wonderful teammates, I guess it’s karma that I have to deal with a colleague who displays the following traits :
- Thinks he’s a know-it-all
- Imposes his opinion on others when someone has a different view from him
- Tries to push off work i.e. if he can get away not doing it, he will
- Didn’t pay attention during a critical meeting, which resulted in me doing additional work and him doing an about-turn on his initial decision (I find this so unprofessional and a display of total lack of integrity)
- Complains about everything at work but never giving solutions
- Has criticisms about everything and is so darn condescending when he opens his mouth
I started getting annoyed with his attitude a few months after he joined our team but after that incident in the meeting, I’d just about had it with him. Now, I only talk to him when required and minimize my contact with him because once I decide that I don’t like someone, I don’t bother being nice to the person because I think it’s fake and pretentious. I realize that it may not be very professional but if I can get my work done effectively with minimal interaction with him, I think it’s fine.
And just to reinforce that I’m not overreacting, I’m not the only person who has gripes about this person.
I hope I have the sanity to not blow up at him one day, after another one of his endless complaints/criticisms about something or other.
I shall let my family and friends tell you about me. These comments may be rather old but I think the gist of them still hold 
