Knowing how to deal with frustrating people comes in handy in all areas of life, especially at work, where we spend the majority of our precious time. However, addressing problematic behaviors of colleagues often requires confidence, courage, and a dash of creativity, which is a combination that isn’t always easy to channel when confronting someone.
To help out those who might be struggling with dealing with difficult coworkers or just need a bit of a push, we’re featuring ways other people managed to do so that worked wonders. Scroll down to find these instances below, and don’t forget to upvote ones that truly deserve a nod of respect.
#41
I put my two weeks in and said I was quitting because I couldn’t stand working next to someone who doesn’t work and they fired the other person to keep me AND bumped my pay $20k a year
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16points
#43
I just act delusional like they have no problem with me. It forces them to show everyone what type of person they really are and they fall on their own.
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14points
#44
every single day i’d ask her if she was okay because she looked like she’d been crying (she didn’t)
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13points
#45
Do petty things that they get mad over but cant express their anger because they will be seen as the villain. While being nice in their face
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13points
#47
1) I keep stealing the staples out her stapler, 2) stole the page measurer thing from her punch hole, 3) put her last in the list of names in email, 4) never answer her phone, 5) got a better job!
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12points
#48
They hired guys that peaked in Highschool who kept trying to bully me, so I stopped taking adhd medication and started drinking half a pot of coffee every shift … the chaos was glorious
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10points
#49
I made my manager cry during my performance review. I ended up telling him that I felt he would be happier in a different position outside of our organization.
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8points
#50
I would get in before them and lower their desk chair all the way to the ground and move their keyboard a foot to the left, and raise the monitors. I would gaslight them and be like “no that’s how “No that’s how your desk always is”. They quit after me doing this 2 months straight every day.
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