How do I deal with an overly assertive and outgoing co-worker?

How do I deal with this coworker?

• I have a coworker that has been with my company a few years longer than I have, and she is one rung up the corporate totem pole from me. When she was new and in my position, she was a "loose cannon" (as another coworker describes) and struggled to learn the ropes and get stuff right. I'm not having nearly as much trouble as she did, and I am well-liked and respected in my company. I am gaining a good reputation among my colleagues and I am increasingly asked to help out on tasks. However, this particular coworker tries to teach me "the hard way". Whenever she corrects me, or even reprimands me, she does so via email and CC's other colleagues. She also nit-picks everything I produce, to the point where she'll find new "errors" every time she looks at one of my documents. We usually have to go through 6 drafts when she reviews my work, because each time she finds something else she's unhappy with. I don't have this problem with any other coworker. She also insists on reviewing everything I produce, sometimes right down to internal emails. I've been working with this company for almost a year now. With every other colleague, I've gained a good reputation. I know that this particular coworker will be contributing for my annual review. I'm a candidate for early promotion and I'm worried that her input and feedback to my review may hold me back. I've talked to another coworker about this once, and she was very surprised to hear about the issue and frustrated about what I was experiencing. She was especially frustrated because she thinks very highly of me and wants to support my early promotion, and believes I deserve it. What is a tactful way of dealing with this situation??

• Answer:

  If you are rewriting papers, sometimes up to six times, then obviously you are not detail oriented. I'm not sure what documents you are referring to but if the documents are legal documents then it is imperative that the documents are correct. All i's must be dotted and your t's crossed. You may be taking your bosses suggestions personal. Remember that if the work is not finished correctly and your boss, with full knowledge of this, pushes the documents through then your boss may have to serve consequences if a bad situation results from it. It's all about you taking personal responsibility for your work and you taking the steps needed to strive for progress in "your" work. You sound like a confident worker, which is great. You may have developed relationships with coworkers and colleagues but you are not working under these ppl. If that were the case, chances are you would experience the same as your current boss/trainer. Learn from your mistakes and take responsibility for your work. I wish you the best with your promotion.