He Kept Embarrassing Me in Meetings Until I Let His Own Words Do the Work
For almost a year, one coworker had a habit of making little jokes at my expense during team meetings. They were always subtle enough that if I reacted, I'd look "too sensitive," but frequent enough that everyone noticed. I tried ignoring it because I didn't want unnecessary drama.
One week he interrupted me three different times while I was presenting an update. Each time he would correct me, even when I was right. Instead of arguing, I simply said, "Let's check the project notes after the meeting so we're all looking at the same information."
The next meeting came around, and he confidently corrected me again. This time I calmly opened the shared document on the screen. It showed that my original statement matched exactly what had been agreed on the week before his own comments were still there, proving it.