Question

You are a Gen Y employee, and you have noticed that your Boomer colleague seems to resist your ideas. He gets particularly huffy after meetings where you've spoken up and the boss has praised your contribution. You're starting to think that he's jealous of you and are afraid that your colleague will put a road block in your career path. You want to get along with him, but you're not sure where to start. What is your best move?

Question 3 options:

1)	Try to open up the lines of communication by asking about his family.

2)	Stay quiet and work hard to prove yourself to him.

3)	Look for opportunities to showcase your talents.

4)	Mention your concern to your supervisor.

Answer 1

According to me the best suitable move is option 3 i.e. look for opportunities to showcase your talents. Because there is no point in communicating about his family when he is resisting me. There is no need to prove myself to him, rather i should focus on my work and prove myself to the boss. Lastly talking this about to supervisor is not a good move as this is what i think about my colleague. i might be wrong.

Hence option 3 that is look for opportunities and showcase my talent would be the bestmove according to me as it anyhow would prove myself to him also.