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Take him for lunch.
Sloooowly work in how contractors manage to avoid office politics. After all, you know of a person who disparaged a contractor and harmed his potential to get future business with the client. The contractor sued and it was a slam dunk.
Be very very subtle, even subliminal.
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Simply don't concern yourself with what this person is saying and focus only on the things you can control - your own actions and your own thoughts.
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Happens all the time. People are friendly to your face then behind your back either trying to get their best mate your job or undermine you to make them look good or for you to take the blame for their mistakes. Either way just ignore otherwise it eventually gets worse & you will have to leave or confront the person. More often than not if you confront someone you get branded as a troublemaker not them so best to just let it slide & keep billing or pull them up subtly when they least expect it in front of others as well works best to really show them you mean business (be prepared to walk after this it can backfire if the people are senior or perms).
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Originally posted by colonolcontractor View PostI’ll keep it simple -
Anyone worked under a senior lead who talked nonsense behind your back, but was ‘nice and overly’ pleasant when in front of you?
How have you handled it?
Office politics as a contractor shouldn't affect you as long as it doesn't get you fired. If you are wary he is trying to knife you just put distance between yourself and him/her and make sure you get the idiot to put stuff down in writing in emails/memos in case of problems.
Otherwise just ask the question is this affecting quality of work life and if it is, hand in notice and move on to the next gig. Unless they are treating you like a permie and get mortally boned out you gave notice just state you are moving to another job and go out quietly no one will remember you a few months down the line.
For me personally, I don't have time for petty squabbling on the job as I consider it really a pointless exercise (Nothing is permanent and no one will really care and also whats the point as sooner rather later most of the work you have done will be replaced later down the road also you are self-employed so really you are your own boss).
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Back talking project lead
Are you saying he is back talking or talking behind your back?
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Are you saying he's bitching about you or he just talks nonsense?
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Back talking project lead
I’ll keep it simple -
Anyone worked under a senior lead who talked nonsense behind your back, but was ‘nice and overly’ pleasant when in front of you?
How have you handled it?Last edited by colonolcontractor; 30 June 2018, 16:19.Tags: None
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