There's been direct conversations about that behavior and I think there may not be knowing to the extent and sort of what that does to people's well-being and their work efficiency and just their lives but there's definitely are aware. You may be doing them a favor by actually or not just you but you and others together might be doing them a favor by raising their awareness of the impact it's causing. There's the risk of you becoming labeled the difficult person in doing that right so that is somethingYou have to consider in the context that you work in the culture will by calling out the behavior or escalating it will you get labeled as the difficult person so that's something to keep in
To cap off our Getting Along series (see the last four episodes in our feed if you missed them), Amy Gallo offers advice, in front of a live audience, on how to deal with “difficult” colleagues. She talks with Amy Bernstein about the different types of difficult coworkers (from the tormentor to the know-it-all) and then answers questions from several members of the audience about the specific situations they’re facing. If you’re navigating a tough work relationship right now and don’t know how to turn things around, this episode is for you.
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