to work with different types of people that you might not like.
Just like the family, you can't choose your coworkers unless
you are your own boss. Due to necessity and financial factors,
we often have to work with people who literally drive us
crazy. To make your life at work more enjoyable, I'd like to
share with you this list of 9 types of people you may work
with and some helpful tips on how to deal with them.
1. The Flaw Picker
The Flaw Picker is very cynical and tends to see the worst in
everything. The Flaw Picker is more than just pessimistic.
They are perfectionists and nothing is ever up to their
standards. While it can be difficult to work with this type of
people, you can learn many from them. After all, striving for
excellence isn't necessarily a bad idea. Sure, it sometimes
leads to unrealistic expectations, however, the Flaw Picker
can help you to see the problems and issues others might not.
That's highly valuable in the workplace.
2. The know-it-all person
The know-it-all person is really a wise person. They will be
able to show their knowledge at the meetings by telling you
some incredible trivia that you probably don't need to know
but the act of sharing with you this information will make
them feel better and happier. In fact, you can learn plenty of
useful things from the know-it-all person and I actually like to
work with this type of people!
3. The highly enthusiastic person
Generally, this is the newbie at work. After being in your
workplace for a long time, it can be easy to lose enthusiasm
and get into routine, so this type of people can be rather
infectious and really fun to be around. They can even inspire
you to work harder and better.
4. The angry person
I can tell you from my personal experience that working with
an angry person is extremely difficult and you should have
steel nerves. The angry person can often be found huffing and
puffing or slamming their things on the desk because things
don't go their way. Sure, the angry person is not always
angry. They can be nice and happy, but, unfortunately, for a
very short period of time. They will definitely find something
that will turn them into an angry person again. My advice to
you is to stay calm and don't be angry at them. This person
needs your attention and love, too. Although your attention
may not turn them into a happy person, you can boost their
mood a little.
5. The Party Animal
I personally don't like this type of people and I'd rather work
with an angry person than with the Party Animal. Once they
come in, they will start regaling you with long tales about
their crazy weekends of alcohol induced debauchery and they
will always have a ridiculous story to tell you. The Party
Animal is usually organizing all the social events and if you
want to learn something about the social activities they're
good to turn to.
6. The Office Clown
I can't imagine any office without such type of people. The
Office Clown is a person who is always full of energy, and
who can easily boost your mood even if your day is the most
difficult of your life. They can put a smile on your face any
time of the day and you will want to spend more time working
with them because of their fantastic energy. The Office Clown
can also have tough days, so be sure to entertain them with
some jokes just like they do when you have a bad day.
7. The person who always stands a little too close
There are people who have no idea about proxemics. While
this can vary from culture to culture, it's so annoying to talk
to a person who stands super close to you. I worked with this
type of person and I was confused at first because when she
talked to me, it seemed she had her lips on mine, as she had a
tendency to stand very close to me. When I took a few steps
back, she followed suit. Well, it was a bit weird and annoying
but eventually I found that the best way to talk to this person
is to sit at my desk. It helped me and if you work with this
type of people you may want to use this advice, too.
8. The Fridge Raider
There's always a greedy person in the office. But what's the
most annoying, is when they take food from the office fridge
that isn't theirs. I'm not a greedy person and I always share
my food with others, but when a person literally steals my
lunch from the fridge, it's the height of impudence! How to
deal with this type of person? Simply add chili to your food or
put CCTV and catch them in action.
9. The reserved person
The reserved person is always quiet and doesn't like to draw
attention to themselves. They just come to work, do their job
and then go home. No bother, no fuss and definitely no social
events. We usually like the reserved coworkers because they
always seem to be calm in a noisy office. And if you are tired
of that Party Animal or Office Clown, you can talk to your
reserved coworker and enjoy a peaceful conversation.
Sometimes it's difficult to work with these types of people,
but try to be calm and just do your job. How many of these
types of people you may work with do you recognize in your
workplace? Which type do you think you are? Share your
thoughts and thanks for reading.
Via: Amerikanki
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