Archived Coworker is subtly trying to assert his dominance over me (Advice)
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Archived Coworker is subtly trying to assert his dominance over me (Advice)
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[–] arrggg 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Your gut feeling sounds right, you should say exactly that next time, while giving him back the pad and paper.
One-up him too. Grab a nice new leather binder to bring to the meeting, if there is something important (or the boss says something) write it down, otherwise follow your gut feeling and participate. You have a limited amount of time to jump in and make a first impression at a new job. Those first few meetings are a great time to be the energetic employee with new ideas. Plus, they may have hired you for exactly that reason.
Have some fun with it, they're not gonna fire you the first week.