Surviving and thriving with difficult co-workers: An introduction
The first of a series of articles on how to effectively deal with difficult co-workers.
Although they are an unfortunate fact of everyday life, not all difficult people are created equal. While the obnoxious supermarket line-cutter can provide a humorous dinner table anecdote, the obnoxious co-worker can make your five day working week seem like a prison term. Now, although I hate to be the bearer of bad news, here it is, even though the problem is with your colleague, you are the one that has to improve the situation. Put si...