How to handle working with someone who frustrates you immensely? I work with someone who is one level above me hierarchically and is an ultimate micromanager (not one agenda or recap can be without edits) and is rude about establishing that they have dominance. The more senior leaders on the team are awesome and so is the client. It’s this one coworker who just got promoted and is now stepping on me constantly. Thanks!

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I see two paths here. You can potentially do both.
1. If you feel comfortable (and are able to calmly), have a transparent conversation with the “micro manager”. It can be more about how you always appreciate constructive feedback to improve but sometimes feel it can be overly critical. It may be this person is trying to help you, but they are not helping in the right way OR it could be they are nitpicking for competitive reasons.

2. If this person is not your direct manager, also have a conversation with your direct manager about the same thing. You noted you do really enjoy working with others as well as your clients. Make sure you emphasize that part, but this team member has been giving you beyond constructive feedback that it feels overly critical. Ask for advice on the best approach. Good managers want to hear your feedback and help you solve these problems. It’s always better to keep a good team member and coach up than have someone leave upset and have to re-hire.

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