Colleagues, or hell is other people...
17 February 2015
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It is not always easy to live in a community, to put up with everyone's temperaments, their demands, their moods, their wills...
It is not always easy to reconcile and bring together different people, from diverse backgrounds...
It is not always easy to manage messy drawers, overworked employees and a slightly angry boss...
Office life is a bit like the famous and very Sartrean "hell is other people".
Here are three frequent examples... And some solutions to bring.
The colleague who criticizes everything.
They exist, these people who cannot bear that a good idea can come from someone other than their own little person. Yes, they exist. And you have to deal with them. Few are those who can claim not to have crossed paths with one throughout their professional career. Thus, this colleague constantly criticizes everything you propose, everything you do, everything you are. Beyond the obvious jealousy, beyond the problems this individual has with himself, an alternative will have to be put forward. Suggest to him, directly, to offer his own solutions. This will most often only lead him to an embarrassed silence, which will avoid further public remarks.
The intimidating boss.
No, you are not the only one. Many employees are not necessarily comfortable in front of their manager. A desire to impress them, to please them, to do what needs to be done, a slight attraction, natural shyness, too much respect for the hierarchy, anything can explain this attitude and this somewhat embarrassing feeling. So start by stopping trying to hide your reactions because it is, in fact, this constant struggle that you are waging that is responsible for the emptiness and confusion you feel. Accept your emotions, receive them with simplicity and honesty. It is better to appear embarrassed and shy but to clearly express what you think than to appear confused in your professional task.
The dominant duo.
There is no point in deluding ourselves and believing that the land of the Care Bears exists: there will always be power struggles within the company, the place of the will to succeed and competition, par excellence.
Thus, each time a person considers that their area of influence is in danger, that they risk losing credibility, or when they wish to extend their power over others, the struggle for domination will set in. There is no need for you to fight if the actions of the person in question are not to your detriment. Trust your manager (if they are lucid and competent), who is not fooled by anything but turns a blind eye to this conflicting personality in order to preserve the cohesion of the company group. Of course, if this were to affect you in a real way, your verbal reaction would be necessary, even indispensable.
The ReKrute.com team
It is not always easy to reconcile and bring together different people, from diverse backgrounds...
It is not always easy to manage messy drawers, overworked employees and a slightly angry boss...
Office life is a bit like the famous and very Sartrean "hell is other people".
Here are three frequent examples... And some solutions to bring.
The colleague who criticizes everything.
They exist, these people who cannot bear that a good idea can come from someone other than their own little person. Yes, they exist. And you have to deal with them. Few are those who can claim not to have crossed paths with one throughout their professional career. Thus, this colleague constantly criticizes everything you propose, everything you do, everything you are. Beyond the obvious jealousy, beyond the problems this individual has with himself, an alternative will have to be put forward. Suggest to him, directly, to offer his own solutions. This will most often only lead him to an embarrassed silence, which will avoid further public remarks.
The intimidating boss.
No, you are not the only one. Many employees are not necessarily comfortable in front of their manager. A desire to impress them, to please them, to do what needs to be done, a slight attraction, natural shyness, too much respect for the hierarchy, anything can explain this attitude and this somewhat embarrassing feeling. So start by stopping trying to hide your reactions because it is, in fact, this constant struggle that you are waging that is responsible for the emptiness and confusion you feel. Accept your emotions, receive them with simplicity and honesty. It is better to appear embarrassed and shy but to clearly express what you think than to appear confused in your professional task.
The dominant duo.
There is no point in deluding ourselves and believing that the land of the Care Bears exists: there will always be power struggles within the company, the place of the will to succeed and competition, par excellence.
Thus, each time a person considers that their area of influence is in danger, that they risk losing credibility, or when they wish to extend their power over others, the struggle for domination will set in. There is no need for you to fight if the actions of the person in question are not to your detriment. Trust your manager (if they are lucid and competent), who is not fooled by anything but turns a blind eye to this conflicting personality in order to preserve the cohesion of the company group. Of course, if this were to affect you in a real way, your verbal reaction would be necessary, even indispensable.
The ReKrute.com team
