There’s always that one coworker who “helps” by creating more work. They Slack you a vague note like “FYI” and attach a thread you now have to untangle, or they book time on your calendar with no context. I’m trying to stay collaborative, but it adds so much friction to my day. How do you handle this without starting a weird internal feud?

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Ask them for context whenever they do this sort of thing. No one is booking a meeting on my calendar without telling me the purpose. Not only as a professional courtesy thing, but because if the meeting is actually necessary (doubt it is with this coworker), it's in both of our best interests for me to prepare notes ahead of time.

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Asking for clarity shouldn’t create an internal feud, especially in a collaborative environment. We all know those coworkers who end up creating more work for us. I have no problem putting the ball back in their court and asking for more details and clarification.

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