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Tiff with a co worker? Here’s how you can resolve it
A tiff with a co-worker can make your working environment toxic and it can also hamper your productivity. Read on find out how you can resolve it before it gets out of hand.
We spend more time with our co-workers than we do with our family and friends. We work with them and grow with them which is why we usually end up having work friends and work best friends and possibly even a work wife! But there is a flip side to all of this too. When you work together and spend so much time together you will end up saying something to piss someone off or vice versa. Working in a high-stress environment and rushing to meet the deadline may lead to a disagreement or a tiff with someone at work. Sometimes it could be much more than just a simple disagreement. You may end up in a fight with your colleague and while normally you would just sort it out if it was a friend but because it’s a co-worker, most of just sit back and hope for it to blow over but that does not always happen. But a conflict with a co-worker can impact your work and your career. It may make things more stressful at work and resolving a conflict like this seems very difficult. Here are some easy ways to resolve it.
1. Don’t wait for it to blow over because chances are that it may not. A better option would be to take some time out and sit down with you co-worker and discuss the issue. Sort it out by communicating and using logic.
2. Don’t talk to other people about your tiff with someone. Discussing it with other co-workers will only turn it into office gossip and gossip will never do any good. It may, in fact, make things worse between you and your co-worker. Moreover, you do not want your rival to take advantage of this tiff.
3. Don’t discuss this problem over email or phone. Sit down face to face and sort it out. Try to find something that you both can agree on instead of worrying about things you don’t agree on.
4. Remember that it’s okay to have different opinions. It is a free nation and it is not necessary that your co-worker will agree with you or share the exact same opinion.
5. Don’t just be the one talking. Learn to be a good listener. Sit down and listen to the problems your co-worker has with you and try to work on it.
6. Don’t get angry and yell. Learn to stay calm during disagreements and fights.
7. If things get out of hand, approach a senior to help you resolve your conflict. It’s okay to approach your manager or HR to be the middle man to sort out your conflict.
