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27. Good advice

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:56 PM

Jul 2012

love it. Great way to make friends with your neighbors too.

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Advice for dealing with an abrasive/combative new co-worker? [View all] freeplessinseattle Jul 2012 OP

Ignore completely as much as possible. n/t ellisonz Jul 2012 #2

Try and be with a friend lovemydog Jul 2012 #3

Google the word bully lunatica Jul 2012 #4

The two best ways to disarm someone, from my experience, Ineeda Jul 2012 #5

+1 Scuba Jul 2012 #7

Also TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #15

Thanks TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #26

Pay attention, learn, and present an unexpected gift. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #6

Best pipi_k Jul 2012 #8

Good advice TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #27

Hope this helps you its helped me. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #9

I don't understand what you mean. raccoon Jul 2012 #11

Sometimes you have to strain to imagine.... turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #16

Google "workplace bullying". Good suggestions here, esp. #8. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #12

Courtesy and professionalism lastlib Jul 2012 #13

My last rude co-worker libodem Jul 2012 #14

Try all of the above NV Whino Jul 2012 #17

I worked with someone similar for quite a while AmyDeLune Jul 2012 #18

This is great advice. raccoon Jul 2012 #23

I had that experience once............ mrmpa Jul 2012 #19

You're handling it just right but... Fridays Child Jul 2012 #21

" I don't know what your problem is but I bet it's hard to pronounce" BlueCollar Jul 2012 #25