Judgment_paragraph 87 · CQ v European Parliament (F-12/13)

87However, it should be noted that the fact that an official has difficult, and even conflicting, relationships with his colleagues or superiors, is not in itself evidence of psychological harassment (see, inter alia, judgments in Michail v Commission, T‑486/04, EU:T:2008:111, paragraph 61, and N v Parliament, F‑26/09, EU:F:2010:17, paragraph 77). Furthermore, criticism by a hierarchical superior of work or a task carried out by a subordinate is not in itself inappropriate behaviour since, were that the case, the management of a service would be almost impossible (see, to that effect, judgment in Tzirani v Commission, F‑46/11, EU:F:2013:115, paragraph 97). Likewise, it has been held that negative comments addressed to a member of staff do not thereby undermine his personality, dignity or integrity where they are formulated in measured terms and are not based on allegations that are unfair and lacking any connection with objective facts (see judgments in Menghi v ENISA, F‑2/09, EU:F:2010:12, paragraph 110, and AN v Commission, F‑111/10, EU:F:2013:114, paragraph 98, on appeal before the General Court of the European Union in Case T‑512/13 P).