Fashion Career Expert: Maria Pesin

What To Do About a Coworker That Tries To Sabotage You

I had a hard time believing that someone would deliberately try to make another worker look bad so that they would get ahead. To me that kind of underhandedness was so bad that I thought it just happened in movies. Talk about being naive. I definitely was until it happened to me.

There was a man I worked with recently for about 3 years who tried to get me fired. It seems he wanted my job and since I already had it he had to get rid of me. He undertook a campaign of badmouthing me to my CEO and anyone else who would listen. He was already successful getting rid of someone else who worked with us. So I guess he figured it would work again. But here is the thing. He didn’t focus on the right stuff and I did. I continually tried to do an excellent job. Not a good one, but the best I could do. He on the other hand was very busy trying to get away with whatever he could. Alienating his accounts left and right. I did not bad mouth him to my boss and I never spoke to this man. I also wouldn’t do any projects with him This way I stayed far away.

The final outcome was this coworker was fired and I have been given additional responsibilities. So basically that is what you do to combat a sabotaging coworker. Do not engage in the bad behavior and continue to do the best job you can. As they say the cream always rises to the top.

Being a Rainmaker Part II

A big part of being an exceptional employee is making things happen. If you are a salesperson that means bringing in a new account. As an accountant new cost cutting measures, a production person new and top notch factories, as a designer new concepts that will add plus business. Even as a receptionist starting out you want to stand out but by being so extraordinary clients tell your boss how you have made the experience of coming to the office exceptional.

Always be on the look out for ways to bring extra value to your company. In my case I am working on trying to bring new businesses to my company. But, from the beginning of my career I always looked for ways to stand out. What ways can you stand out? How can you be a rainmaker?

Being a Rainmaker Part I

The term rainmaker in business means an achiever of outstanding results in a profession.

Do you want to excel in your career! Then be a rainmaker. Some people think that means bringing in new business. But, that is not the only thing it. It also means doing an exceptional job.

Be the person that does the exceptional job. Come in a ½ hour early leave a ½ hour late. Don’t take long lunches. When you work, work. Don’t let people steal your time. If someone comes to hang out in your office to gab, tell them you have a project to do and have to stay focused. Tell them you can talk after work. Staying focused on your job while you are at your office will give you a leg up on all your coworkers. Most people waste a lot of time at their job and their actual productive time is quite low.

Don’t be that person.