There would always be more people complaining at work.

Many people just have this love to really complain about most of everything right in life and I agree, there are times where those people are not productive. Mostly because when you spend time complaining to the degree that many of these people do, there is really no time to do anything worthwhile and anything that is mostly productive. Of course, there are times where this is a direct reflection of those higher up. Those people at the top, they tend to complain more, that their workers are not achieving expectations, rather then leading them. It is obvious why then there are just more often than not, all of the complaints rather tend to originate from the tip top, from the top of the heap. If only those people spend half as much time being productive then complaining.

SO why would they complain about their work among themselves only? Don't they have the guts to say their piece to their boss. If they are disgruntled already with their jobs, then why are they still there? I thank God always that i have a job. I love it even if the pay is just so-so, because in our company we are like brothers and sisters. Besides, we try to live within our means only.

Whenever I worked, I never complained when I was at work. Unless I was talking to someone who could help fix the situation. I have always felt negative complaints and not doing anything about was unhealthy. I don't like to put myself in positions like that. However I would go home and discuss work with my now ex husband.

That's quite a very common scene in evey workplace. There are times that some employees don't get along with others and there are also some who don't care about their fellow employees. I have also experienced the same thing from both sides and i quite clearly understand how it feels. There are people who don't think so much of others as long as they just get what they want or they don't care as long as the work gets finished. From my experience when i was still in control of my work environment, I would usually consider how other people feel and if it would cause lots of hassle then i would find other ways to get the work done or in some cases i would just do it myself. For me the best thing to do to avoid such incident is that to try making the workplace a fun place to be, making work enjoyable at the same time so that people would be motivated to go to work everyday.

I do whine at work too but after I did all the things that was asked from me. It's more like complaining due to exhaustion. hehehe I would not dare to complain while I am busy because I need my mind to be completely focused with what I do because in my line of work, I cant afford to make a mistake. And for those who complain before they do there job, I also think it is best to just ignore them and mind your own business unless that business is/was/will be affected by that person then we will have a problem. I also do not want to work with people who talks more than the actual work. Because they will not be only wasting company's money but also my time. And I do not want to waste my time.

Sometimes I whine about my work, too-it just helps me get rid of the tension. But I'm working hard at the same time and the stuff I'm complaining about are stuff I can't do anything about (well, we work at a media observer place with young employers, and sometimes they speak to us-via e-mail-in a really rude way, for example, and they sometimes don't give a damn about our shift preferences when it was told us that we are going to be put into shifts accordingly to our requests)... and not all I do is complaining, because there are some parts of my job I LOVE :).

It is hard to be in a situation like this at work. It is even more important to keep your emotions and words in check as well because they can so 'easily' be turned against you. If one of these complainers happens to get in trouble, they will be more than happy to bring the bus load of people who also joined in with them. Probably the best thing to do would be to enjoy your breaks outside...take a walk around the building...it will clear your mind and give your body a nice break from the daily working tasks. This way, you are also not caught up in the drama of the break room.