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[MyGirlsMom]

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@mzlg wrote:

@MyGirlsMom, I live in So. Calif. - my GS's public high school is out all next week.  However, my GD's charter middle school, will have classes on Mon. & Tues. then have Wed., Thurs. & Fri. off.

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Thank you @mzlg.  

I was just wondering.. 

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[occasionalrain]

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@MyGirlsMom wrote:

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@occasionalrain wrote:

The OP is not asking about dealing with her coworker, she's asking what to say to the recipient of the email. 

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@occasionalrain

Again, if she is not the employees Supervisor or Manager, why would it be necessary for her to say something to the recipient of the email? 

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In post 11 the OP indicates that she has to get involved and I believe her.

[GCR18]

Sit them both down with a copy of the email and discuss it.  

[MyGirlsMom]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

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@MyGirlsMom wrote:

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@occasionalrain wrote:

The OP is not asking about dealing with her coworker, she's asking what to say to the recipient of the email. 

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@occasionalrain

Again, if she is not the employees Supervisor or Manager, why would it be necessary for her to say something to the recipient of the email? 

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In post 11 the OP indicates that she has to get involved and I believe her.

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That's nice but I don't.   If the OP was the emailer or email recipient's Supervisor or Manager, she would know how to handle the situation.  A new poster with less than 20 posts is having a bit of fun. 

[JaneMarple]

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@Tink814 wrote:

I work with someone who has a very abrasive personality. She is incredibly negative and blows everything out of proportion. She recently sent a rude email to someone making something seem far worse than it actually is. Sending this email was overstepping her boundaries and is not part of her job description, but what's done is done and I am trying to do damage control now. What would be the best way to tell this person (the one who received the email) that my coworker is negative and dramatic? Keep in mind that there is the possibility that this could get back to her and I really do not want to deal with her sarcasm or attitude.

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I don't understand why you feel the need to say anything?

She can't tell by the email  that the sender is negative?

How does this affect your job by talking about the negative co-worker?

Can't the recipient of the email speak up for herself?

[ROMARY]

Either the recipient employee isn't bothered by the 'rude' email, or she is.  If she is bothered, it's up to her to contact HR.  I'm only guessing that stepping in, apologizing for the 'rude' employee would be a big mistake.  Again, I'd keep out of the situation, mainly because it could end up being a legal issue. Lots of good luck to all concerned.

[occasionalrain]

I'm  sure there are untruthful posters who have thousands of posts and truthful posters with only a few. So I'll share a personal experience. Years ago I worked in a small office with one coworker. Neither of us were the supervisor of the other. One day the owner of the business told me that my coworker had caused a problem with a client and for me to fix it. 

[JaneMarple]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

I'm  sure there are untruthful posters who have thousands of posts and truthful posters with only a few. So I'll share a personal experience. Years ago I worked in a small office with one coworker. Neither of us were the supervisor of the other. One day the owner of the business told me that my coworker had caused a problem with a client and for me to fix it. 

@occasionalrain it sounds like you were the best person to fix the problem and to smooth things over.

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[NYC Susan]

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@MyGirlsMom wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

Above her doesn't mean much unless she answers to you.

If you supervise her, I don't think you would be asking here.  It sounds like you need to stay out of it.

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true, true..

A Supervisor or Manager would know how to handle the situation.

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Exactly. "Above her" is pretty vague.  Part of being a supervisor is knowing how to address employees when there are problems such as these.  And knowing where to go to get information about company policy if she's not sure.

Speaking to the recipient of the email and telling her that the sender is "dramatic" sounds very unprofessional to me.  Unless the OP is the actual supervisor of either of them, she really needs to mind her own business.

[Tink814]

MarieIG, thank you for your response. It helped me to figure out what I need to say.