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Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Coworkers

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How to Deal With a Passive Aggressive Peer

It's one of the most vexing archetypes to deal with because it feels like shadow boxing. Show them that you're not going to reject them, that can help a lot. Focus on the underlying message rather than the sort of snarky wrapping around that message. Another thing i've seen work is passive aggressive folks tend to respond while to positive peer pressure from a group.

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