I would like to request your assistance with a specific situation I am facing. This may be related to office politics, but not entirely.
I have a coworker who is talking behind my back to my friends and senior management. I found out about this through some of my friends. It was unbelievable to me because he appeared to be a good friend in front of me. Lately, I have been observing him and have noticed a few instances that have made it difficult for me to understand his behavior.
He takes credit for work that he did not do and writes diplomatic messages to my manager indicating that he is helping me with my work, which is never true. He also lies to other teams about things related to work or about me, portraying himself as someone else.
I I have tried highlighting some of it to my manager, but he has not taken any measures or confronted him. I have a good professional bond with my manager and I believe he trusts me too. I don’t want to come across as a complaining guy to him, so I am refraining from outright confronting him about this guy.
Avoiding him at work is not possible as well, because we work on the same projects, and we are in the same positions. He will get really weird when my colleagues praise me for my work and stuff.
I am stuck on how to deal with such a situation.
If there are any books that can help me decipher and react to this situation, that would be great
by CarShot6590