CloudSpawner

I have a rant. Or a question, for you fine people, since this issue is gnawing at my will like a parasite that is trying to suck my happiness away. How do you prevent someone from dragging you on their level? An insecure person and a braggart. A person that is hard to reason with when they are in their "moment". I have a job, that really took my all and I made it over the years. The challenges that made it suck for me at the start, have also made me love my work, as I adapted and brought things under control. And learned to think how to improve and solve problems in a calm and analytic matter. And I really started to love what I do. But we are a team of multiple people, each covering their own respective field and one person refuses to acknowledge problems in their own field, masking his, quite obvious insecurities and jealousy behind attacking other people, questioning what they do, bragging for things they did, turning words around to make them look the best and others like dirt. I am not the only one that's fed up with it. I am trying not to snap because I want to keep the team somewhat functional, without unneeded grudges and drama. But it is getting to me and I am thinking about it in the evening, even though I have a million other things that interest me. I shouldn't be even thinking about something this small but a small nag, repeated enough over a long enough time gets to you. And I do try to ignore, and deflect and evade. And I don't want to attack, and blame and nitpick, because that line of thinking seems so fake. A team should cooperate instead of wasting time on such bullsh*t. I honestly just wish to work and give it my all since that's what I've had to do all these years to make things manageable. And that's how I've frown to love it, dynamic and always interesting. And now, there is this problem of someone that has too much time on his hands and distracts me and sucks my (and that of other's) energy. What do you do in such a situation without commiting a crime? I honestly don't wish to burden people but I have been bashing my head with questions for a while and it's really starting to affect me. Not always, but sometimes. Instead of positive improvement and flying ideas, there are now defensive thoughts and doubts. Blah, it always gets better tho, so this wind should pass as well. I hope you all are doing mighty fine! ❤️