I was busy trying to organize my notes for the presentation when I heard a loud knock on the door. It was my colleague, Maria (not her real name).
Maria strutted in with a smug expression on her face, her eyes darting around the room as if she was searching for something.
Think she very smart because last time PSLE do well get into ‘Special’ stream
She had been transferred to our team recently and this was the first time I had seen her in the office. She immediately started talking about her past experiences and successes and how she aced her PSLE and studied in the ‘special’ stream last time.
My colleagues and I exchanged glances and I could tell that we were all feeling a bit uncomfortable. We all knew that Maria was trying to make us feel inferior to her, and it was starting to get on our nerves.
The meeting started shortly after and Maria continued to talk about her experiences, showcasing her intelligence and capability. She was clearly trying to prove that she was smarter and more capable than all of us.
However, none of us were impressed by her words and instead, we were starting to get annoyed. We all knew that Maria had a lot of potential and that she was intelligent, but her attitude was starting to grate on us.
Realised a lot of smart people high IQ but no EQ
After the meeting, I decided to talk to Maria about her attitude and try to explain how her behavior was making us feel.
But instead of listening to my words, she became defensive and aggressive. She yelled at me and told me that I was just jealous of her success and that I was trying to bring her down.
After this outburst, I gave up and decided to just keep my distance from Maria. I could tell that she wasn’t going to change her attitude anytime soon and I didn’t want to get into any more arguments.
In the end, Maria’s arrogance and superiority complex were too much for us to bear and she eventually became a source of tension in the office.
Everyone was trying to stay away from her and her presence made us all feel uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, no one was able to do anything about it and Maria continued to think of herself as smarter and more capable than the rest of us.
We all knew that she was talented, but her attitude was just too much for us to handle.