Having problems at work with a hostile worker who is too lazy to do her own work and who bosses me around I?

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recently started a new job in a jewelry department at a local store, and was asked to help out in their apparel section, answering the phones, opening up the fitting rooms and doing claims and folding, hanging and anything else I could squeeze in. My primary job is to answer and direct incoming calls to the store and to run the fitting room. If I have time, I sweep and mop the fitting room, take messages, fold some of the nearby tables, or hanging racks of returns and incoming freight, but only as I have time, otherwise, it falls to each departments assigned staff. I simply assist if there is time (which there is RARELY). One girl had me doing HER work for 3 days until I figured out what she was doing and then I stopped and just concentrated on my job. Also, my bosses asked me to do certain tasks, which took priority over the folding, hanging and so on. One day, this lady tells me how upset everyone is with what I am doing and that the lady who told me to do this is NOT my boss, and so on. She was introduced to me as my go to and boss, and this girl was a peon like me, in the department. So I told her, I was doing as directed BY MY BOSS and that if she was unhappy with it, to take it up with her. She then launched into a whole peach about "trying to help me" which I said "No you are getting me to do your work!". The fight was on. a Few days ago, she started in again about my complete waste of time work (again, instructed by my boss to do IT!) and that I needed to "learn my place and do my job, etc." She was yelling, and I told her if she couldn't talk to me calmly, she could come back later and speak with me, but until then, I was doing AS INSTRUCTED. She went and grabbed another manager and insisted this manager "straighten me out and tell me what MY JOB was". Instead, that boss ushered her off staying "Lets talk a walk, shall we?" and off they went. A few minutes later, this boss returned and I tried to explain what had happened, and she shushed me and told me not to worry about it. I know this other girl is gunning for me now and is trying to get me in trouble, but I don't know what to do other than what MY BOSSES tell me and not what she tells me to do! The boss she claimed was not my boss, is not only MY BOSS, but HERS TOO! She takes extra breaks, always needs help finishing her department, no matter which one she is working and she is always standing around chit chatting with others, keeping them from their work too. Since she doesn't do it in front of the bosses, I think they be unaware, or maybe they are but I don't know! HELP!

Update:

The girl is TRYING to boss me, I stopped her after 3 days. She is a trouble maker and I know it. My one boss demanded I tell her WHO told me she wasn't my boss, at first, I didn't tell her, because I didn't want to be a tattle tale, but then I realized my boss couldn't straighten out the situation if she didn't know what was going on, so I told her. Then about 2 days later, the other boss was off and this girl tried her stuff again, but with the big boss, who in turn ushered her off. I thought maybe my b only did it because they are DESPERATE for people in this position and everyone else doesn't want to do it because its so stressful. I was trying to help out as asked, and do as instructed by my bosses, not this girl! Guess I was worried, because after the last incident, she kept trying to talk to me, at one point telling me "I am a REALLY nice person when you get to know me!" I just walk away when she comes to the desk now. Just worried this girl is not done with this YET!

Update 2:

Thanks for all the great answers, but I can only pick one......boo hoo!

Update 3:

Thanks for all the great answers, but I can only pick one......boo hoo!

Dadbintheadmin · Accepted Answer

Wow, do you work at Walmart?  My mom used to work there and the exact same thing happened ALL the time!

It sounds like the 'real' bosses know what's going on, and it also sounds like they are on your side so far.  The one thing I haven't seen in your question is that you have talked to YOUR boss about her.  If you haven't you need to do so asap.  Until then, write down everything that happens that involves her.  The more record-keeping you have, the more you can back up your claim.

And don't stress over it too much.  You may think that she is gunning for you but believe me, bosses are aware of what's going on in their departments, whether you know it or not.   People like her don't last very long.  Either she will get fired or quit because she actually has to work!  ;-)

Good luck to you!

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WRG · Answer

Sounds like the store is well aware of her actions and the manager that took her aside wanted you to do exactly what you were doing and took her aside to say so.

Keep doing your job as instructed by the managers over you.

Anonymous · Answer

if the person is not your boss, why do you let her boss you around? and stop helping her

sounds like the boss is aware of her behavior and is dealing with her - just ignore the idiot

lil nutz · Answer

You manager is aware and takes your side. What else do you want!?

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