It seems that the “pick me” trend is getting hot on TikTok, especially when it comes to workplace issues. The “pick me” saga refers to those people that like to stand out, have all of the attention, and be known by everyone.
The Employee That Everyone Loves
In the workplace, the “pick me” employees are those that like to make a good impression on colleagues so that everyone loves them and prefers them over other colleagues.
Or, they like to suck up to their boss to get promotions or receive nothing but good comments.
TikToker Hazel @hazel_gm shares her workplace story about an ex-colleague that seemed to want to spend her days flirting with other employees and causing drama.
Hazel speaks about how she knew about the “pick me” trend and was well aware of that kind of people before it became cool online. She shares that she feels as if she was the only person who could spot these people.
She Was the Quiet Co-worker
Her story starts by sharing that she used to work somewhere where she got along with everyone but one particular co-worker.
Hazel was always known as the drama-free, quiet, religious girl that was kind to everyone. Her attitude was to show up to work, do her job, and get on with life after work.
Everyone in Hazel’s workplace knew to leave Hazel alone, let her do what makes her happy, and not cause unnecessary drama.
The Other Co-worked Loved Drama
However, there was one particular colleague that Hazel could not get on board with. She admits they were civil with each other and had no bad blood between them.
But Hazel could not get her head around how nobody else could see what kind of girl this co-worker was.
Hazel suggests that she and this co-worker did not “vibe” and were not on the same page.
Everyone Else Loved This Girl
Yet her other colleagues seemed to be best friends with this one particular girl.
Hazel states that she was unsure why everyone liked her as she omitted red flag behavior and her colleagues were lovely people that shouldn’t be friends with someone like this.
Nonetheless, Hazel being Hazel kept herself to herself and did not share her opinion. She didn’t want to get in the middle of a friendship, even if it wasn’t healthy or real.
Contrasting Personalities
The team suggested to Hazel that the reason that she and this particular co-worker didn’t get along was because they were contrasting people.
Hazel was quiet and religious, whereas this girl was feisty and outspoken. Their personalities didn’t quite match, so the blame was put there.
They Did Not Speak
Yet, Hazel knew that this wasn’t the truth and the reason they couldn’t be friends was because she was not nice, and because of that, Hazel didn’t want anything to do with her.
Although this girl was a grown-up, she acted like a teenager.
Red Flags
The first red flag Hazel witnessed was when this girl was around a man that could breathe, she wanted him. This co-worker didn’t care if the conversation was work appropriate or not.
She didn’t care about work and did her job very poorly because her attention was focused elsewhere, on trying to impress her male colleagues.
The second red flag Hazel saw was her ability to start an issue with anyone, for no reason. Anything this girl could pick up on to cause drama about, she would.
No Anger Control
This girl had no anger control, which made her argumentative to customers. She would often fly off the handle and upset customers and colleagues.
Further frustration came from the fact that Hazel’s other colleagues thought this flirty and argumentative behavior was cute.
Yet, all Hazel could see was red flags and she was not going to like or befriend this girl like her other colleagues.
No Interest in Being Professional
Overall, Hazel would never and could never be friends with someone like this, especially in the workplace.
This girl had no interest in being professional and quite simply, made Hazel feel frustrated even though they didn’t talk or have a connection.
Hazel managed to release her frustration in just under 3 minutes. Let’s hope she doesn’t cross paths with another co-worker like this in her current or future job!
Have you ever dealt with someone like this in the workplace? Would you speak to this girl about her attitude or leave her be?
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