Professional problem - Insecure Coworker

Situation stinks, but I would suggest just keeping your head down and as mentioned letting the quality of your work do the talking.

If by the end of your probation you are feeling disillusioned and/or they haven't recognized the quality of your work then looking elsewhere would probably be prudent.

Give it some time though, things aren't always the way they seem and there might be things in the works behind the scenes that aren't immediately obvious.
 
What quality of work?

"... over the last month, I have all of a sudden been sidelined from working on live deals 4 times and instead asked to focus on some side-project instead which has nothing to do with my role at the company."
 
In no way directly challenge her position. See if you can persuade her or someone to give you one of the more challenging projects, she might even be glad to get rid of it. And make a success out of it. Work it into supporting her role without being a threat, build your position up steadily and eventually the powers that be will see your worth and she'll trust you enough that when you get the opportunity to move against her she won't see it coming. Play the long game.
 
James J said:
Stay and let the quality of your work do all the talking
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How?, they've sidelined him & got him working on a side project unrelated to his original role at the company, the last thing he wants to do is excell at that & get shunted off to the side permanently.
 
AJK said:
What quality of work?
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At the end of the final interview I was told by all three interviewers that I had managed to produce the best financial model and presentations they had ever seen from any candidate and that they were prepared to offer me the job on the spot. I accepted and started the following week without meeting the rest of the team.

Long story short, first week was great
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TBH she just sounds like a devious cow trying her best to keep you down, why not talk to your manager about it? tell him that you think she is being very selfish and not putting the company first etc. if you are planning to leave you have nothing to lose.
 
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fornowagain said:
In no way directly challenge her position. See if you can persuade her or someone to give you one of the more challenging projects, she might even be glad to get rid of it. And make a success out of it. Work it into supporting her role without being a threat, build your position up steadily and eventually the powers that be will see your worth and she'll trust you enough that when you get the opportunity to move against her she won't see it coming. Play the long game.
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This.

This is how you bust people up in finance. It is the only way and that's coming from someone who's been in investment banking for 9 years.
 
Gav_881 said:
Perhapse you should suggest that you collaborate on a project as i hear the French are good at that
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I wouldn't, she would most likely claim all the credit for the good work. Ask to split the good work load equally and demonstrate how much better you are from it (make sure the split is defined so she can't steal it!)
 
Bubo said:
When she answers her mobile phone, does she hold it horizontally 12 inches away from her face in front of her?
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Lol'd.

rubberduck said:
Arrange a meeting with your manager and explain the concerns in the OP with regards to you being sidelined from the roll you expected to be doing upon accepting the position.

If the management take action and look to address your concerns stay, if not look for a new job. No point quitting until you have an alternative lined up.
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Couldn't agree more with this.
 
thep02 said:
Masterful, your office kung fu is beyond academic!!
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Strangely enough, she warmed to me after I told her it was completely out of order that she was out of pocket because others didn't pay up on time (she ran the office lottery syndicate).

She was really just a jumped up secretary, but the boss kept her sweet because she did all his admin and travel organisation, so it gave her a disproportionate sense of power and position. She thought she should be telling the tech guys how to prioritize their work, just because the boss was nice to her (for his own convenience).

I actually sat down with the boss once and told him he was out of order for listening to her instead of coming to talk to the guys who actually knew the job and knew what work was going on. He never did it again.
 
Ask why your focus has been moved from the live deals to the project work. Ask why you are no longer involved in meeting you previously had an active involvement in. suggest that you don't think you're being fully utilised and you aren't being given the opportunities to exercise the skills you were hired for.

With luck this will prompt the senior leadership to remember your worth and they should work to find you a place where you should be. If this means that your predecessor's lack of skills are highlighed then so be it.

You need to make sure your focus is on you, not her. Are there any opportunities for you to show initiative and produce something high profile and unprompted that will raise your profile?
 
OP, this is the reason why females shouldn't work with Men on real work.

females belong to HR, kitchen area and cleaning, retail, and some medical industry fields.

the rest of the world belong to Men.
 
Is he porking her? Are you porking her?

You are senior management. You are meant to be responsible. So be responsible. Arrange a meeting. "Hello mr boss man. I've notice that I've been taken off some juicy-hot assignments. I wanted to know if there's a reason for this, because I thought you were pleased with the standard of my work. If that's not the case, I'd like to try to fix it"

Send her a stinky cheese wrapped in a white flag.
 
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