My older project manager who I work with closely keeps ‘mom’-ing me. She has a daughter my age and it is SO frustrating. How do I deal with it? I want to be treated like an adult and a professional.

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And by that I mean, you run your work by your creative manager and let the 2 of them duke it out.

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Yeah engage your manager and let them know what’s happening. if it’s getting in the way of you doing your job well or how you’re enjoying your work environment your manager should really be getting involved.

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What is she doing specifically?

Like constantly telling me what to do (outside of project manager-ing). Wanting me to run ideas by her and get her opinions on things before I proceed. Explaining things to me like I’m her child vs a coworker

Do you have a Creative Director boss or is she your boss? If she is a PM in the traditional sense you shouldn't need to run anything by her.

Throw her “light asks” to humor her/have her feel like she knows what is going on until you can completely work around her and phase her out. Keep the bulk of your work/ideas as yours and keep your name attached to them. There is one in every office; when she figures out that she is not your North Star she will back off. Note that you need to be consistent with boundaries to have this work.

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