“Try to understand that they make their own inner joy by making other people crazy or bend to their craziness.
Avoid getting sucked in, don’t get baited and let them live their craziness without reacting to it.
If all else fails, treat them like a fly; by not paying attention to their craziness, you minimize the power they feel from their actions, causing them to wind down their antics.”
—Jeff, Queens, NY
“Co-workers are like a family. You don’t get to choose most of them and you spend a lot of time together.
When things get a bit crazy, remember that sometimes co-workers are reacting to things that have absolutely nothing to do with you.
They’re just looking for a functional place to exist where they feel special and loved.”
—Maya, LIC, NY
“When I am around people who are exceedingly difficult, I often ask God to meet the needs in their life that make them act and feel the way they do.
It is a great way to connect with empathy for the person, and realize if they were a genuinely happy and fulfilled person, they could never act the way they do or say the things they say.”
—Vicki, Sparta, TN
“Assign a value of 0% to each person, until YOU consider them worthy of a higher percentage.”
—V, New York, NY