I'm a retool into a new practice group. An associate one year above me (himself a recent retool) talks to me like I'm an idiot. He isn't smarter than me, and I can't take his disrespect any longer. I want to bash his skull in. What to do?

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I guess I’d start by calming down? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Bash his skull in?

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Do you bench more than said associate?

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Just want to say that, as a later-in-career retool, I really understand the frustration. I’d advise against assaulting anyone. He is probably insecure, not that that makes it feel any better. Deep breaths and remind yourself that the only way out of the retooling phase is to get through it.

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Just avoid.

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Don’t give in to hate, Luke.

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Last time I had something like this happen, I just avoided him and the kid got fired a few months later. Don't sweat it - if it's a you problem, avoiding him is the best thing you can do, and if it's a him problem, others will see it and the problem will fix itself.

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Frame him for…. Murder? 🧐

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