For there to be a mature and healthy work environment, it is necessary that all employees exercise their function fully and effectively. A team needs synchrony and everyone needs to give their best. But, unfortunately, it is very common to hear a different reality.
The term “pulling the rug out” is a common one in workplace matters. The puller is everywhere and, most of the time, it is difficult to identify. Whether out of envy, unfair competition or personality, rug pullers are always in action and prove to be a threat to successful professionals.
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Regardless of whether it gets in your way or not, the important thing is not to think about revenge or payback, keep your focus, ethics and self-esteem, however, it is vitally important to learn to identify these pullers. This way you avoid exposing yourself to people who want to harm you on purpose and allow you to better understand your work environment. work.
And if someone is already pulling your rug out from under you or you've already identified the problem, follow these tips that will help you deal with the situation.
1- They spoke ill of you
The best thing to do is to talk directly to the person, but not with the intention of confronting, but understanding. Arriving already armed, wanting to be satisfied, can make the situation worse and lead to conflicts. Furthermore, you may have done something that harmed someone and you didn't realize it, so you'll correct mistakes you make unnoticed.
2- They stole credit for your idea
Always when sending an email with your ideas, share with copies for superiors. This way you will have guarantees and everyone will participate in the process. Remember that the most important thing is that your superior knows that the project is yours, don't think about vanities, look for results. In case they manage to take your idea, question its origin in meetings, question what it presents and demonstrate that you are more prepared for the subject. Surely the person responsible will correct the credits of the idea.
3- They passed over you
When they do this type of action, they usually use lies to invent situations that justify not letting you know about a situation. The excuse is to say that you didn't read the email, didn't heed some warning or refused to participate in some decision. In this case, the best thing is to question the co-worker in front of the others, in order to demonstrate that in the actually you are very interested in the subject and it appears that in fact you were excluded from the process.
4- They took you out of an important project
In this type of situation, the best thing is to call the person for coffee or lunch and, in a frank and friendly way, ask why they are not on the project. There is often a good reason for this, but you haven't realized it yet.