office politics happen in every office but what do you do when you run into a
problem coworker it's inevitable that you'll have a co-worker that you either
don't get along with or you just don't like but the fact is you're probably
gonna have to work together anyway and in this video we're giving you tools to
deal with difficult people at work have you ever had an unpleasant co-worker
tell us how you handled it in the comments
hi contestants welcome back I'm Caitlin chaos the content director here at
career contessa be sure to like this video and subscribe we drop videos
weekly at some point in your career you're bound to be teamed up with people
who just rub you the wrong way today we're covering five different types of
problem coworkers and we're giving you the tools on how to deal with them from
day to day number one the negative co-worker this is the co-worker who
always has something negative to say no matter what well it can be helpful to
have a critical thinker on your team it's not helpful when they offer up
problems without solutions here's how to deal with a negative co-worker when this
person raises issues ask them for more details why won't the client sign what's
going on with the deadline what specifically is it that they don't like
about the design press them to fully describe the problem and ask them to
provide a solution they may raise some valid points so never ignore what they
have to say or write them off number two the competitive coworker someone who is
over competitive may try to sabotage other people's work or constantly throw
them under the bus they will climb over others if it helps them get to the top
and they may even try taking credit for other people's work while healthy
competition in the workplace can encourage people to work harder it
becomes a problem if the person is overly competitive with other people at
work and doesn't offer to help at the end of the day you're on the same team
you should be working together to help the company be successful here's how to
deal with a competitive co-worker competitive co-workers might be insecure
so they're threatened by your wins try to show them that you want to work with
them not against them collaborate but make sure to leave a paper trail
indicating how you contributed to projects you don't want anyone else
taking credit for your work in the meantime focus on yourself and doing the
best work you can do don't be derailed by a competitive coworker and don't try
to engage in it number three the gossip this co-worker wants to know everything
that's happening and they might also be sharing your personal details with other
people in the office this person always wants to be in the know and likes to
have a juicy story to share they may ask you questions under the auspices of
being considerate or thoughtful but deep down they may want you to use your
to undermine you here's how to deal with a gossiping co-worker don't feed into
this person's questions they might ask you who you just like at work and a
roundabout way like so what do you really think of Susan's presentation or
try to bait you by saying something like I heard Claire saying the dumbest thing
about you yesterday at lunch if this person tries to engage you in gossip
about yourself your manager or other co-workers politely leave the
conversation tell them you'd rather not talk about it or pretend you don't have
any opinions on a subject don't get sucked into the gossip there's a pretty
good chance that they'll share what you said with other people and that can have
major ramifications at work number four the bully have you ever received a mean
work email that made you either wanna cry quit or both if so you might have a
work bully on your hands they'll pick on people blame others or they'll even
tattle when it's totally not necessary to do so they may be unable to handle
confrontation without acting mean or saying something completely
inappropriate here's how to deal with a bully coworker we actually made an
entire video on this topic and it'll be popping up in the corner right now but
here's a basic overview if possible don't engage with them if you have to
engage with them hold on to the mean emails you get and note the times where
their behavior was truly inappropriate you may have to schedule a time to speak
to HR about the situation and evidence will be helpful number five the work
sugar we're all probably familiar with the co-worker that tries to push off all
their work and get the rest of the team to carry their weight someone who pushes
off work may ask you to help them or finish their projects leave before
something is finished or try to get out of the assignment altogether co-workers
who actually need help should be out you are part of a team after all but if
there's a person who's constantly having you do all their work it might be time
to push back here's how to deal with the work shirker speak to them one-on-one
and explain the parts of the project you are working on show that you need to
finish your sections before you can help with another part at the end of the day
you are responsible for getting your work done and it can be problematic for
you and for the project overall if you can't finish because you are busy
assisting with someone else's workload those are only five classic co-worker
problems and our tips on how to with them at work but we'd like to hear
from you have you ever had a really difficult coworker or had to deal with
crazy office politics tell us what you did in the comments if you're having
trouble at work maybe you're feeling burnt out take our quiz to see if you're
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