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Peace at work
Do you fizz with anger when that certain someone crosses your path? Clear the air and learn how to deal with it
Is someone getting to you at work? The answer is yes, for every one of us, at some point. It’s impossible to work with other people and not find yourself feeling rubbed up the wrong way from time to time. And whether this person is mildly irritating or totally loathsome, the problem needs solving, because it’s you who’s suffering. When someone else becomes a problem we tend to brood on it, worry about it and let it get in the way of the enjoyment of our jobs. So do you have it out with them? Or do you keep quiet and put up with it?
One thing’s certain, if you don’t do anything about it, a small problem will grow into a big one. As you let your irritation fester, a situation you could put up with last week becomes unbearable this week. But there’s no need to put yourself through this, because 90 per cent of workplace conflicts can be sorted out in a straightforward way.
So what do you do?
First: you take responsibility for your part in the problem
You may feel that the other person is the problem, but it always takes two to create any kind of problem. Someone you find intensely annoying is not having the same effect on most other people. So why are they annoying to you?
The answer is usually that they remind you of someone else or some other situation in your past, even if you can’t work out who or what. Perhaps the other person is interfering with your work. Perhaps they’re letting you down. Perhaps they never stop talking. Whatever it is, accept that the reason it bothers you so badly is as much about you as it is about them.
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