Dealing with difficult people at workplace

@ellie26 (4139)
Malaysia
May 11, 2007 9:40am CST
Most people have pet peeves about coworkers. And, why not? Even relatively sane and likeable people do things that can drive their coworkers to distraction. What behavior drives you the craziest from the difficult people in your workplace?
8 responses
@nurhoney (1123)
• Philippines
11 May 07
I just hate and try to avoid people who keep their noses on other peoples business and always try to see your mistakes and not even praise you when you have done something good. Sometimes when a person always do well at work, other people tend to be jealous about it and that would lead them to hating that person and try to put him down...I just simply hate that and it jsut gets in my nerves.
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
11 May 07
This type of situation happens everywhere. Envy is the word.
@nurhoney (1123)
• Philippines
12 May 07
yeah...thats the word...one thing i do about those people is silent treatment...just dont talk to them or do something that has got to do with them...kinda mind your own business and dont get puffed with what they are always doing against you.
@nurhoney (1123)
• Philippines
14 May 07
thanks for the best response girl!
• United States
11 May 07
My co-workers complain all day long, I'm so sick of it!
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
11 May 07
Ya, I know what you mean. It can irritating when you are very busy doing work.
@xcellen (204)
• Indonesia
27 Feb 08
angry and aggressive people, not that I hate them, but they're the hardest kind of person to deal with, well at least for me :)
• Philippines
11 May 07
i can totally relate to this... i usually hate coworkers who dresses inappropriately, i mean, like as if their are going to a party, overdressed! i also don't like co-workers who are making close relations to superiors to their advantage, its so unfair... im also upset to decisions that some coworkers are picked for that certain project instead of me and i know my capabilities and i hate to say that im really better than that person but i really am...
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
11 May 07
It cant be that bad, shadowcat? Never mind, you just concentrate to do your work and be happy. Cheers, my friend.
• Philippines
11 May 07
One thing that will drive me nuts is to see my co-worker getting a better deal not because he worked hard for it but because he is just being close with the boss. You work hard everyday and yet you get no incentives and here comes some guy who does nothing and yet is treated as someone as indispensable.Arghh! Another thing would be supervisors who take credit for the works of their subordinates but pass the blame on the subordinates when things go wrong. The nerve!
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
11 May 07
I can understand how you must feel. Sometimes there are people who just know how get credits from others hardwork. I know it is not fair but thats what we call "office politics."
• United States
11 May 07
Well I'm a stay at home mom now, so I don't really have to deal with jerks at work anymore, but I deal with them all the time in an online game I play. It's almost like work sometimes! It's an MMORPG. We get together with 9 other players and we try to progress through certain areas together, so this is like a close knit group someone might share an office with. I've noticed alot of jerks in my group. They are chauvenistic, rude and sometimes get drunk. We use a program called ventrilo that allows us to talk to each other while we play, and sometimes they are verbally abusive over vent, or get loud and obnoxious, playing loud music and shouting. One good thing about this is that I can just mute someone if they are bothersome. Too bad you don't have a mute button you can use in real life!
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
11 May 07
Mute button? Now thats a good idea.lol
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I have pet peeves about fashion and things like that, and when I get yelled at for slow production and I see people on sites like this and playing games instead of working. What I hate the most is when people make fun or talk badly about others like they were back in high school or something, they need to grow up.
• Philippines
8 Jan 08
I feel bad when my work is criticized even if my employer had approved it as it is good. I don't like co-workers who don't maximize their efforts for the good of the business rather their time is spent on petty talks against their co-workers who do their job well. In this kind of workers, I don't mind them.