Coworker thinks I am looking for job coz I am on LinkedIn and told boss
I use LinkedIn to read articles and some interesting technical topics. My cubicle mate seems he’s been spying me for long. He says something like oh you’ve been on LinkedIn all day hor.
I want to be polite so I asked him whether he is on LinkedIn so that I will connect him. He said “No, not active”
Then proceed to say “What are you looking for? Hope you are not looking to change” I thought he joked. Later in afternoon team meeting, he joked in front of Boss and team “Nanda has been active on LinkedIn. We better learn his codes before he leave them to us”
Made me look bad in front of Boss! I’ve been furious all day. How do you deal with this kind of a-hole?
FYI, I don’t want to leave (yet, at least for 2 years). I just want my coworker a-hole to leave me alone.
Sometime, there are down time that we have nothing to do. I use LinkedIn during those time. Compare with my other team mates like they are either playing MLBB or tiktok on their phones, I read articles.
Netizens’ comments
- When you do leave and manager asked the reason, just blame it all on this colleague. “I was just reading news, but then xxx intrude my privacy, put me in bad spot, and i felt bad & pressured (self-fulfilling prophecy), so the best thing is for me to resign”
- Might have to thank him. Maybe a raise is on the way if they don’t want to lose you.
- Actually can be a blessing in disguise as maybe your boss may look into your welfare and pay. of course if your boss asks you then just explain that you are not looking for any new opportunity at the moment.
- ‘Well I am not leaving but when i finally decide to leave, it’ll be because of xxx’s constant minding of my business’