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tomwambsmilk · 3 months

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what's a professional way to say to a coworker 'I'm not sure why the fuck you're sending me this email because I'm just the messenger and have no power to resolve the thing you're complaining about and I know that you KNOW that so please explain to me what you expect the outcome of this passive-aggressive guilt-trippy email you sent me to be'

#an unfortunate thing that happens quite a lot with this coworker #is that my boss will make a decision she dislikes in consultation with me (and my dept)#and for Workplace Efficiency reasons I'll be the one to communicate the decision #and I'll usually communicate it like [x] proposed and we all agreed #so like. it was his call but we do support it #and then she'll get upset with me specifically?? like girl I agreed with him but also its not my call. you need to talk to him about it #my boss is generally great but it has happened more than once that I've gotten flack from faculty (like her) for my boss' decisions #bc like. admin. he's making the decisions but I'm executing #so I'm the one people get upset with.#and at best I can (and do) let my boss know what you're upset about but like. you gotta talk to him if you want it to change #and I KNOW THEY KNOW THAT so I really feel like they treat me like a punching bag sometimes. they can bitch at me for free #its not all the time but when it does happen it annoys me. don't come at me like that. RUDE

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