The department I work in is essentially three people X, Y and myself. Whenever I do or say something wrong X always seems to say, "Me and Y think that you shouldn't have said or done it this way." (Y is sort of the quiet type) Whenever X or Y say or do something I think is wrong I generally say something like, "I don't think that was the right thing to say or do."
Now my question which no one here should be able to sufficiently answer since they don't work with me I suppose is: Am I too overbearing or something that it takes two people to put me in my place? What is with this "me and Y" stuff? I'm starting to feel like I'm not part of the team. And we all know that "team work" is the magic solution to all corporate problems.
Last night I said something wrong in an email (at least by some opinions) and today I had three people (including someone from another department) standing in front of me demanding an explanation. I stood my ground and didn't flinch but it wasn't easy.
Note, none of these people are really my boss. Our boss inhabits a different office significantly away from us. Of course X is sort of the "team lead" and reports directly to the boss most of the time where as I don't. So X sort of has the inside track on everything..a significant advantage in office politics.
Anyone else here have this difficulty in life? Am I wrong to feel like X and Y are ganging up on me or to feel alienated from the "team"? (Yes I know it's a question no one here probably knows the answer to) but it just seems like when I'm not there the two are often talking behind my back and I think X is the instigator of it. I never go over to either X or Y behind their back and say, "did you see what X or Y said or did". I generally speak for myself and don't seek strength in numbers. Of course that is probably my fatal flaw. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment. I should be trying to manipulate X and Y against each other!
Anyway it was an unnerving day at work and I'm just curious if anyone else out there has similar troubles?
