How to deal with colleague's complaint and to other colleague's criticism?

Taiwan
September 10, 2008 2:28am CST
Usually I'll listen to him with smiles, occasionally will speak several words too, but this doesn't mean that I agree with him, I just don't want to argue with him. I feared that he thought I agree his openion. Are there good ways to deal with this kind of colleage?
4 responses
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
Just tell him in a polite way that you don't agree with him. Don't become confrontational. Try shaking your head while you're listening and when he asks why, just say that you don't agree.
• Taiwan
10 Sep 08
I think I know how to deal with him next time when he complain to me again. Use some body language(not just smiling) and a polite way to express what I really think in my mind and not argue with him. This really is a good advice, thanks a lot. . .
• Philippines
11 Sep 08
No problem. Good luck!
• Philippines
14 Sep 08
Hi there jueyyan! I have several colleagues that keep complaining. Some of them, real chronic complainers. There are times when I really need to work and so I stay in my work station. I would hear them talk all day and it can really get irritating. When one comes to me and tells me how bad this and that is, I would listen and smile from time to time and nod from time to time. After a while, I would tell that person to go to the proper authorities to share his sentiments as telling it to me will never change a thing. Besides, he/she is barking up the wrong tree.
• Taiwan
14 Sep 08
Thank you for your openion.
• Sri Lanka
10 Sep 08
Agree with him to disagree
• Taiwan
10 Sep 08
Thanks for your openion. .
• Philippines
13 Sep 08
Just be yourself, just dont argue with him or her. Mind your own. Just think that you have lots of things to do and you must have a focus on your work. You must keep going and dont be affected on their criticism cause you know yourself better that they know you.=)
• Taiwan
14 Sep 08
Thank you for your openion.