Made Use of

I realised how this colleague has been making use of me.

Last month, when it was announced that I am going to take a big project, she psycho-ed me to persuade boss to let her partner me to do the project. She said that “It’s going to be difficult…That time, there were 5 of us on the same project…” Actually I have the confidence to do the project myself, but because of her naggings (she repeated this to me at least 5 times), I suggest this to boss, thankfully boss rejected.

Now, she had an even bigger project, and my project was scrapped because of customer’s last minute decision. Why don’t I see her including me into her project?

Then I recalled her past doings:
1) Her isolated cubicle, one of the best one on our floors, was actually meant for me by my previous boss. But she quickly told my previous boss that she has already told our admin assistant that she is going to sit there.
2) She helped me on my previous previous project’s CBA, and she expected me to return the favour. We had another junior member whom she said that I could rope in to help in my previous project. Then when her intern is leaving, she requested the junior member to be back to help her. That time, the junior member was in the midst of completing a task, but she couldn’t even wait for a week. She even lost her temper and put phrases like “hell hath no fury” in her msn message.

Her other actions to her outside friends are questionable too…She profited $100 from her friend who bought over her old office notebook. Yet complained about how her friend chased her for the notebook because his notebook is dying. The sale was delayed for some reason.

But she complained to me about how her close ex-IJ friend borrowed $60 from her to buy C&K shoes but yet to return the $ to her.

Now, I am wary of getting help from her, talking to her, or even helping her.