How do you deal with a control freak at work?

The coworker that’s always telling you how you should do your job and attempts to correct what you say when really there’s nothing wrong with what you’re saying- you’re just not saying it the same exact way they would 🙄

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midnightrose · F

Tell them, "Thanks I'll take that into consideration." Then I overthink on it to decide if I do it their way or my way.

DecafD

@midnightrose I started that way at the beginning until I realized that by going his way made him feel empowered to challenge me based on his opinions. He’s got to understand that I’m allowed to be independent and make decisions. He’s not the “dad” of the company!