Individual Differences - People who drives you crazy at work!

know-it-alls, broken records, gossipers, whiners... i feel that these people are toxic officemates or co-workers. i think that these people have low self-esteem so they do everything to get your attention. they must have unresolved issues in the past or unhappy childhood that they still seek for attention in the corporate world. they've forgotten the main purpose of being on the job: to work, help coworkers and be productive. i doubt if their kind contribute to the productivity of the company where they're working because these people usually spend their time talking about themselves say bragging about something or even nothing, talking about other people's lives, digging about issues that they feel are hot or "in" at the moment, criticizing this and that thing/person. believe me that they've got a lot of time talking their lungs out and they've forgotten how to listen to the words that come out of their mouth. if i'd be given a chance, i would love to give them the gift of silence and self-examination. i'm not posting this because i'm self righteous or something. i've got my frailties, too but at least i know my limitations and tries hard to be considerate of the people around me. i have a life and work to be busy enough with. but actually, sometimes, we just have to ignore them because once they've noticed that there isn't any audience who is interested, they won't put on a show. finally, it's not fair to take what people say against us personally. we know ourselves better more than anyone else. it's unfair to focus on these toxic personalities. it's not your duty to pay attention to them. filter your ears. put your earplugs on. nothing beats having a peace of mind. it's the secret to a happy life. enjoy mylotting!

Mine would be: Someone who's narrow-minded and takes your advice against you; someone who pretends to be nice but with hidden anger; someone who thinks s/he knows all; someone who butts in in a conversation s/he doesn't know about; someone who's slow to "pick" what you mean; someone who never listens; someone who shows-off that which s/he can't really carry gracefully, lol! Unknowingly,I may have some or even all of those I listed,so I might have driven my colleagues crazy. My apologies, then. Individual differences are what make our world a wonderful and challenging place to live in. Thank God, He has given most of us the virtue of patience.

You can find such persons in every organisation, but I feel major thing is that one should keep a watch on oneself whether all the above qualities do not enter in his or her own life. That way you can stop people hating you. I truly wish from god that please do not make me like that and do not let such persons meddle in my life as well.