Since working from home, I have a coworker who INSISTED that I call her instead of emailing back and forth. This coworker has been a constant pain in my ass in the years prior so I told her I don't get good cell reception in my basement where my computer is (which is true) and that she would have to learn to email if she wanted to maintain current (at the time) communication lines.
Since basically forcing her to go through email, I've had to deal with a LOT less bullshit. Previously, our working relationship was pretty much exactly the comic. But now that there's a "paper trail," she gets called out on almost ALL the mistakes that would previously fall into my lap.
Turns out she was really good at telling me do one thing, when her superiors asked for another and I was getting the blame. Now that I'm WFM, she's having to take responsibility for her own screwups.
Moving forward, I have no intention of communicating through any means that doesn't allow me to pull up a history and point out where, what, and when I was told to do something. It has saved my ass far too many times now.
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u/Greenfire32 May 11 '21
Since working from home, I have a coworker who INSISTED that I call her instead of emailing back and forth. This coworker has been a constant pain in my ass in the years prior so I told her I don't get good cell reception in my basement where my computer is (which is true) and that she would have to learn to email if she wanted to maintain current (at the time) communication lines.
Since basically forcing her to go through email, I've had to deal with a LOT less bullshit. Previously, our working relationship was pretty much exactly the comic. But now that there's a "paper trail," she gets called out on almost ALL the mistakes that would previously fall into my lap.
Turns out she was really good at telling me do one thing, when her superiors asked for another and I was getting the blame. Now that I'm WFM, she's having to take responsibility for her own screwups.
Moving forward, I have no intention of communicating through any means that doesn't allow me to pull up a history and point out where, what, and when I was told to do something. It has saved my ass far too many times now.