Have you been in a situation where people at work dislike you for some reason or the other?
For the sake of peace of mind and healthy coexistence at the workplace, you may need to do a few things to ensure you are at peace at the office environment.
Understand the root cause: You may have noticed that a colleague that used to smile at you every morning now can’t stand being with you in the elevator, he/she’d rather take the stairs.
Play backwards and try figuring out where the rain started beating you.
What if I am the cause: You have discovered that you are the cause of the sudden change of attitude from your colleague.
Be the bigger person for the sake of the healthy office coexistence. Whether the person forgives you or not, you have done your part. Be kind to the person and do not repay evil with evil.
Be professional: The whole situation may have been caused by a colleague who is just out to destroy your work environment and make you miserable.
Do not compete with little revenge games to make the person pay or feel the equal measure of pain you experienced, that doesn’t make you a better person at all.
It instead sinks you to a very low level that will even disappoint you.
Be a happy person: Do not let small petty office politics be the cause of your sad, long faced days at work.
You will realise that this affects your productivity as well.
Know when to press the ignore button to petty politics and focus on the real issues that brought you to the office.
