How to deal with a colleague I've worked with before?

74jax

Lone_Shark wrote: »

Thanks for your replies.

This happened over 10 years ago. We were in quite a difficult situation and what caused the argument was him being arrogant and lying saying something I claimed was happening wasn't true, when it was true. Through a moment of stress from working in a pressurised environment, I fed him a few home truths.

He took me to the office with the senior manager who tried to calm the situation and it was there where I really laid into him. It was humiliating for him and to be honest, he looked like he was going to cry. I do not think he will forget me after that.

In my letter of resignation, I did apologise for what I said to him. There was remorse from my side the next day. I wasn't too bothered about losing the job because I had another job to go to. What is worrying me now would be retribution from him. I'm not a teenager anymore, and I have progressed well within my career.

We won't be working together either. There is over 100 members of staff so it looks like I will have to lie low for a little while in the hope he doesn't say anything and in that time build a good relationship with my colleagues to show my employer that I am not the same person that had the argument with him.

He kept his job you didn't. I doubt he has given you a second thought.

Just show him you've grown up from silly employee you sound like you were and be professional at work.

TELLIT01

If he thinks about you at all, it will probably be in the same way as he did 10 years ago. After all, that's all that he knows of you. As you aren't going to be working together it's not worth worrying about.