Coping With Hostility From Other Co-Workers
A Reader Asks This Question:
I will like to know some ways to cope with hostile behavior that can be unreasonable and unprofessional. There’s a co-worker who will be over the top friendly with me for a few days, but switches her attitude towards me any other day. Her attitude is fickle and strange, but I still was polite and so kind to her. When I receive compliments, she’ll stop talking to me for few days. Also, she’s a temp that’s been there for a long period of time at the company. I have no problems with anyone else and the other way around, but this person became an issue. She had a nasty attitude with me and accused me of doing something that I didn’t even do. She said I threw something on her desk, but I didn’t do this whatsoever. There wasn’t also any proof showing I did anything wrong. She decides to cause a scene by getting smart and nasty with me, but denies that she has no problem once i asked her. She gives me glances or stares, but she will smile in my face like everything is cool. Whenever she needed a favor or help, I was a friend and did what I could do. I’m not mean or conceited, so that isn’t the issue. I didn’t want to get in trouble by saying anything out of order, but i was still upset because she was phony all along. Due to this problem, how do you handle deal with anyone who has an attitude like that at your job?
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