When people spend most of the day in close proximity, you are bound to be affected by the positive and negative moods of your co-workers. Will you let a negative colleague affect you professionally or personally?
Do you remember the last time you had a bad day because of a negative colleague? Or the time when you adjusted to the sarcastic remarks by a co-worker. While these workplace blues are unconstrained you can try and bring a change in how you deal with Mr./Ms. Miserable.
We can avoid pessimist trap by following simple measures:
- Don’t get into a debate: arguments lead to conflicts. It is human to react and argue to protest and point. However in this situation we need to control our behaviour and responses. Don’t let the snide remarks bother you. Deal with the matter firmly but nicely.
- Avoid going public: Such miserable people are insecure about their conduct. They say or do things to get attention of your and others too. By confronting them in public you are actually falling into their trap. Once you make the situation public, it will destroy all future possibilities of fixing it.
- Lend a helping hand: complaining starts shouting in the morning, “I handle everything. I have no life after office. I don’t have any friends.” Now, although it is difficult, try to get to the root cause of this outburst. The outburst suggests the person needs help in his work or someone with whom he can talk to.
- Limit yourself: By now, you must have tried everything- a combination of politeness and a good dose of firmness and positivity. If nothing works, it is time to deal with the situation by staying aloof. Neither is supportive nor critical. Such people eat you energy and in turn your productivity. Reduce contact with them as much as possible.
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