Nah - not young, Villan. The 30 or 40 years quip was a little tongue in cheek (well, perhaps a lot tongue in cheek...) but thanks for posting. I am actualy 10-15 years older than her. The problem, as spoken, is that I earn more. In truth I am senior in both years and experience and do command, if not deserve (!), more pay in the open market. I do sympathise though and see how it can leave her feeling hostile agaist the management. She likes to believe she is doing the same job (Technical Consultant) but I know that, technicaly at least, I could run rings around her.

Why I say the problem 'as spoken' is that I do not believe however that this is the root of the issue. I keep saying, over and again, that if she is that annoyed about she should do something - but she doesn't! I am definitely going to do my best to stay btw so the options as see it are to either stop her complaining to me, somehow, or learn to live with it. Not sure if I fancy the latter:-(

Thanks for the advice all. I will consider it very carefuly (apart from guest of 6:05 who obviously knows as much about working relationships as he does about me:-) )

Cheers

DtG

Cheers

DtG