Link on Toxic Relationships in the Workplace

[Laurie]

I saw this link on toxic workplace relationships.  It's amazing how much of my energy at work goes towards managing passive aggressives and overtly aggressive people.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/research-says-avoid-working-relationships-like-plague-bradberry/

This has some common sense suggestions.  Emotionally distancing myself and interacting with toxic people only when absolutely necessary has been crucial.

A quote from the article:
"Most people feel as though because they work or live with someone, they have no way to control the chaos. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Once you’ve identified a toxic person, you’ll begin to find their behavior more predictable and easier to understand. This will equip you to think rationally about when and where you have to put up with them and when and where you don’t. You can establish boundaries, but you’ll have to do so consciously and proactively. If you let things happen naturally, you’re bound to find yourself constantly embroiled in difficult conversations. If you set boundaries and decide when and where you’ll engage a difficult person, you can control much of the chaos. The only trick is to stick to your guns and keep boundaries in place when the person tries to cross them, which they will."