My colleague won't stop commenting on everything I eat.

My assistant rolls his eyes at people and meeting.

My manager expects me to work 24-7.

Why does my coworker keep taking credit for all my ideas?

Have any wisdom for me?

Hi, I'm Alison Green.

Welcome to the Ask a Manager podcast.

Some of you may know me from my website, AskAManager.org,

where I answer daily questions from readers about how to navigate all sorts of sticky situations with coworkers, managers, and employees.

Each week on this show, I take calls and talk directly with listeners about the toughest, most frustrating, or just plain weirdest work predicaments they're facing.

I'll help you figure out what to do and say to handle these situations successfully and get the outcomes you want. So let's get

started. We have a really interesting letter this week from someone who has found that she

responds differently to her managers than most of her peers do.

And she's wondering if that might mean something about her. So welcome to the show.

Hi, how are you? Good. Thanks so much for coming on. Thank you for having me.

Why don't you start by reading the letter that you sent into me and then we'll talk about it.

I have found myself in this situation a few times.

I find myself in a new position and I begin to get settled. I enjoy my boss and I developed

relationships with coworkers. However, it eventually becomes apparent to me that my coworkers really resent

my boss during certain situations and some can be nitpicky, But I can totally see my boss's point of view.

Even when I stick around for a while, it doesn't dissipate. The coworkers develop more

disrespect for the boss, and I am left biting my tongue in defense of her. My real question is,

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