More Co-Workers from Hell: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues, II
Every workplace–and every department–has difficult people. In the first part of this article, you met five common difficult personality types, and learned strategies and tactics for dealing with them. In this article, Part II, you’ll meet five more.
By the end of this article you’ll know exactly what to do to neutralize even the most annoying of co-workers.
The Complainer
Meet Nellie Negative. Nellie constantly whines, complains, and points out the downside to every situation. Complainers distrust everyone around them, and have a knack for maligning even the best intentions of co-workers and supervisors.
Complainers are exhausting and can dampen high spirits faster than you can say “office party.” They can also delay projects and other work as they argue about why something shouldn’t be done, or why it shouldn’t be done in a particular way. Continue reading …
Article by Dawn Dugan and courtesy of Salary.com®
