Obnoxious Co-workers can have a pretty negative effect on your mind, mood, energy, and work performance. But this article can put an end to your endless suffering. Learn How to cope with an Obnoxious or toxic Co-worker.
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How to deal with annoying, Obnoxious or Toxic Co-worker.
The goal of this writing is to provide you with the ammunition needed to reduce the impact of an offensive workmate. And, better yet, to eliminate the trouble-causing nuisance. Toxic co-workers need to be held accountable for the disruptions they create and cause.
The behavior of a toxic workmate is destructive and can take a toll on you personally and professionally. The increased stress level they cause often creates unneeded anxiety, which can cause you to have mental and physical health problems. It can negatively impact your whole life.
So it’s a big deal. It’s really a big deal if an obnoxious fellow worker wants to get you fired or make you want to quit. These disruptive powerhouses love to stir up troubles by creating drama, spreading false rumors and gossip to discredit you. They are conniving and like to undermine.
In a word, they are predators. These predators always try to make themselves heroes while defrauding others. These toxic predators make the workplace unpleasant and downright dreadful. They can drag down productivity and the morale of the entire workplace. And if their toxicity goes unchecked, it can cost you your sanity and your job.
Best way to handle difficult or annoying people at work.
Learning to cope with an Obnoxious or Toxic Co-worker.
Best ways to handle an offensive workmate.
Wear your Poker face.
Never openly share or express your private, personal, or intimate feelings or emotions with fellow workers. Anything and everything you say “in private” can quickly be taken public. You need to be aware that most annoying and conspiring co-workers work hard to learn controversial views and any personal secrets so they can hold against you.
Pick your battles carefully.
Don’t become part of the problem. Limit confrontations and avoid repeatedly involving your boss. However, don’t be scared to confront them directly when the facts are on your side.
But suppose the problem continues, and you can’t ignore it any longer because it creates undue duress that affects your performance. In that case, you will need to have a face-to-face chat with this annoyingly offensive threat and troublesome instigator.
However, it would be best to do this privately, politely, and tactfully. Yet
clearly and firmly stating your disapproval. Keep the conversation light without accusing the troublemaker directly. You can say something like rumor has it, that I’ve somehow offended you, which has led to some misperceptions of your actions around the office.
You could also deploy a public tactic. Try saying something like, “I’ve noticed (whatever problem) around here has increased lately. Could everyone please pay attention to help improve production? Or try a direct approach with a calm demeanor. If you have an issue with me, let’s fix it to do our jobs without further complications.
You will, of course, have to adjust the example I gave to fit the situation. The hope is to clarify the issue and your desire to resolve it without adding any more gas to the fire. A simple light talk could do the trick.
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Train a problematic workmate to behave better.
Employ understanding
Behind every bad behavior in the workplace (or lack of behavior that you do want) is a feeling, motive, or cause. I’m not justifying the behavior, but understanding it can help you deal with it.
Who knows the real reason? Maybe it’s feeling the need to please others, fear, a personal problem, insecurity, or lack of knowledge/skill that’s behind the annoying, obnoxious, or other troubling mannerisms.
Knowing that there is a root cause driving a colleague’s actions gives you an inside track to address and hopefully modify their behavior.
Listening, understanding, and to some degree, empathizing can provide you with the insight to deal with, handle and manage them in a way that supports and encourages good actions. Yet holds them accountable for negative behaviors, characteristics, or mannerisms.
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If you can’t be them, try to befriend them?
Befriend to better them that is. People who are annoying, conniving, and obnoxious all have one theme in common. They are disruptive because it gives them the attention they crave and a thrill that somehow makes them feel powerful.
Therefore, it only makes sense to find positive ways for them to fulfill their needs. An excellent place to start is to gently let them know (as they may be unaware) of the broader impact that their actions are having on you and other employees. And then share some practical tips that can help this person excel on the job.
Try to befriend before you start coaching, else they may take offense, and the whole thing could blow up in your face. Take some time to understand
the persons’ style and find out how to communicate in ways that resonate with them. Doing this could make it easier to work together.
Plus, bringing this troubled workmate under your wing could address the underlying fact that this person may not have any real friends. And, if done right, especially if your efforts to reform fail, they may no longer target you.
Nonetheless, no matter how you choose to deal with this. Maintain your integrity. Hold your head high and never lower yourself to their standard. If anything, go above and beyond the call of duty to quash any of the backstabber’s misinformation (lies).
How to protect yourself from a toxic colleague at work.
Protect Yourself with documentation.
Keep records of any incidents and copies of anything that shows solid evidence of their disruptive behavior or attempted backstabbing sabotage. Also, keep track of witnesses as you may need someone to confirm your story.
Be ready to prove that any of the backstabbers false allegations and or troublesome behaviors are dead wrong, disruptive, and are creating a toxic work environment. If the problem persists, you will need this evidence to present to your boss.
Present the fact to your boss
Going to the boss is honestly the first and then the last option. Talking to your employer about the problem you’re having with your co-worker should not be chronically used, else you may be seen as the problem.
You can bring it to the attention of the one in charge when you first notice that you’re having trouble and hope that things get handled. But if not, you are going to have to apply some of the tactics I’ve provided above. Running to your boss every time you get upset or feel bothered will not win you any points with your employer. Yet it is an essential first step.
Obnoxious or Toxic Co-worker Resolution.
Nevertheless, if you have followed the advice and the dilemma, dispute, or difficulties persist, you will need to bring the matter up again to the boss. And when you do this, you need to have a positive solution in mind.
Not just your complaint. Do it to show your employer that you are a team player and trying to benefit your department and the company.
Only presenting your complaint will probably fall on deaf ears and could also prompt your boss to punish you, as at this point – you may be the annoying one in the eyes of your employer. So starting this meeting on the right foot with some positive input.
Next, don’t show up empty-handed. Come fully prepared. As noted above, it is time to have those records you made of the incidents and the copies of anything that shows solid evidence of their disruptive behavior or attempted backstabbing sabotage. And have your list of witnesses ready to back up and confirm your grievance.
And for added security, you may want to have a resume outlining your production and work record to dismiss any unfounded accusation about your professionalism and performance. This documentation and testimony should be enough to get the boss to settle this matter once and for all.
And if your boss does not take care of the problem, you can sue your boss for emotional distress caused by the toxic work environment. Thus protecting yourself with documentation is crucial.
This is How to cope with an Obnoxious or Toxic Co-worker.
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