Dear Elsa,

How do you deal with a friend who’s suddenly become competitive in the workplace? Recently we were both helping a student with a question, and afterward, she accused me of trying to make her feel stupid (the student had finally gotten the right answer from me).

I was shocked that she’d had such little self control to say that to me in front of students. She apologized later, but this behavior is carrying over into the daily interactions with other employees. Does one ignore or approach this one?

Teacher
United States

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It’s his (Scorpio) energy, he can direct it anyway he pleases…

Two years ago

“What’s going on?” I asked.

“They want me to play a concert at Carnegie Hall.”

“What? Really? Cool!!! I want to come.”

“Elsa, no. I don’t want to do it.”

“What do you mean? You’re kidding, right?”

“No, I’m not kidding. They flew all the way out here. They’re trying to talk me into but I… I just don’t think I want to do it,” he said. Continue reading Ben In The Spotlight… His Un-Comfort Zone: Carnegie Hall

This was about 12 years ago. Sensitive stellium in Scorpio recoils in the bright light.

“How are you?” I asked.

“Awful. Terrible. I just had the worst day,” he said. “It could not have been worse.”

“What happened?”

“We had an assembly at school. You know. They get all the kids in the gym… it’s supposed to be for school spirit. It’s just something they do once a year.” Continue reading Ben In The Spotlight… His Un-Comfort Zone: The School Assembly