AboutJoan Schramm Expertise I can answer questions about handling difficult bosses or co-workers, motivation, team-building, and just getting along in an organization. I am also an expert on conflict resolution and communication as well as other issues dealing with business relationships.
Experience Joan is a professional Coach and the founder of Momentum Coaching, www.achieve-momentum.com. Her experience is from over twenty-five years of business leadership, training and coaching.
Organizations Coach Training Alliance, Coachville, Attractionville, 247 Coaching, Solo-E
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Education/Credentials BS in English
MS in Human Resource Management
Certified Coach through the Coach Training Alliance
Expert: Joan Schramm Date: 1/27/2008 Subject: Lying coworker
Question A close friend told me a secret which I have not shared with anybody. Another coworker picked up on a comment not made by me and went to the person who told me the secret. She automatically thinks it was me because that is what the lying coworker said. She won't hear my side at all. This lying coworker creates rumors about me all the time. My issue is not with her because she is just that type of person, but now there is so much tension with the person who shared her secret with me. We all work together and it has been very dificult.
Answer Anne --
If your "close friend" won't believe you, then there's not much else you can do. You could confront the other person who lied about you and ask her why she would do something like that. You could also get both these people together and confront the lying co-worker in front of your "close friend" and try to get things cleared up that way.
I have to question how close a friend someone is, if they refuse to believe you and won't even listen when you try to explain yourself. Maybe you need some new friends.
