Discuss the following case and decide as a group how to respond.

You’ve worked for XYZ Company for three years; you have a colleague, Xavier, who just doesn’t seem to like you. You need to have data from this person by the third week of the month so that you can compile a report to send “upstairs” by the fourth week. Consistently you receive this data late, and only then after several requests. On two occasions, you have not delivered your report upstairs by the deadline and were spoken to about it by upper management.

You have tried talking to Xavier, but he says, “If you worked harder, you could get it done.” Xavier is a good friend of your immediate supervisor, and your supervisor backs him.

Xavier gossips about you at the office, and you are noticing that coworkers are less friendly than usual. You think that you do quality work and Xavier is instigating this anti-you campaign to get you to quit or be fired.