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How to Deal with Difficult People and Stay Sane
I have a record of having difficult bosses. I had not one or two but many. Life is full of difficult people. Sadly it will always be this way. I wish we were all happy and spread the love around but it’s a dream not a reality. At one time or another we all have to deal with people we don’t like. Work, for instance, is a perfect place.
We are thrown into an organisation with lots of people we don’t know. It’s up to us to create a relationship with people. I always start a new job with the greatest intentions. I am ready to work and show how great I am in what I do. I always go extra mile no matter what I do. I always excited and scared to meet everyone.
I remember when I started in a PR agency many years ago in Fulham. I was so excited and scared at the same time. Everyone seemed nice but it didn’t feel right. You know when you have a gut feeling about something? Well, no matter what effort I made to be friends with people I worked there with it didn’t matter. They hated me from day one.
It didn’t matter how great my work was either. It was the first bichiest environment I have ever worked in. It was hard. I was the only foreigner in the office. That was enough not to like me. My work was great too so that was another reason to hate me. Most people like not to work that hard and go out for drinks. I wanted to…
