Ask Amy: Employee in dream job gets a 'B'
Dear Amy: I'm a 22-year-old woman. I scored a dream job that I feel very fortunate to have.
The CEO is a really nice and smart person. I essentially got hired as someone who deals with customer issues. However, he realized I had a talent for making things look modern and hip, so I've been designing flyers, booklets, brochures, and working on web design.
I think I have a real talent for this. My co-worker is creating similar content, and I'm happy to bounce ideas back and forth with her.
Unfortunately, her work looks like a rough draft. Not a final copy. It looks essentially like high school work.
I tried showing her a couple of tricks I've learned, thinking she'd be OK with me editing her stuff.
One day she came into my office and accused me of going behind her back. She said she wouldn't be working on creating content anymore.
Since then I've felt like I've had to walk on eggshells. I even asked the boss if it was OK if I made some minor edits, and he said he was OK with it.
Now I'm just scared/nervous to voice my opinion. I just want to do what's best for the company.
How do I communicate to her that I'd like to do some edits without her blowing up at me?
-- Not Trying to be a B
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