Colleagues Who Irritate you

Ever come across colleagues like that? When it comes to attitudes towards their work:

• come in late, but leave on time. And they had obviously stopped working about 15-30 minutes prior to leaving.

• Colleague who is too free.

• Colleague who volunteer to help after the work has been done.

• Colleague who don't follow instructions.

• Colleague who insist on taking your accomplishments at work.

• Colleague who gets so close you can smell his breath and invades your personal space.

• Colleague who makes fun of everything you say or do.

• The conversation stops as soon as you enter the room.

• Colleague with the fake laughter and fake talk.

• Colleague who is not tactful, e.g., "What's wrong with your hair today? It looks like bird nest!!"

• Colleague who comes up to you every 5 mins and ask, "Do you think this is correct? Is this how it should be done?"

• Colleague who complain non-stop. And say that the work is too tough and impossible to do.

Dealing with the irritants are unpleasant and people avoid addressing the problems they cause. This will allow the irritants to gain positive reinforcement and attention for their negative behaviour. Do not say 'never', 'every', or 'always'. Irritants will argue the exceptions. "You never co-operate," will not work. Instead say this, "We don't see eye to eye on this. What do you think we could do?" encourage dialogue, negotiation.

Remember to stick to the path. Irritants are expert at manipulation. They change the subject, attack, accuse, excuse, plead, ignore and debate you. Don't let them sidetrack you.