How to Cope With Co-Workers Arguing

You’re on the phone with a client and an argument breaks out between two of your colleagues. You try to plug your other ear to drown out the noise. The noise keeps getting louder and louder. What do you do?

Has this ever happened to you? Do you feel helpless when a heated argument breaks out between co-workers and you’re not sure of how to stop it?

There are some simple things you can do to bring the office back to a reasonable state of noise:

• Ask the people involved in the heated argument to lower their voice, but remember to do it in a calm way, otherwise you will be a part of the battle.

• Ask them to go into a meeting room to discuss the issue at hand or even to go outside.

• Ask them to take a breather from one another to cool off. This will help each person think rationally, since when you are upset, you think with your emotions and might say something you regret.

• If all else fails, get a supervisor or manager involved.

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