Do you find that some of your co-workers can be extremely annoying, rude or just plain inconsiderate? Do you want to walk over to their cubicle while their talking loudly on the phone and give them a piece of your mind?

This happens to the best of us all of the time. There's always someone that annoys us and tries to make our lives more difficult than it already is.

One of my readers asks:

I've been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! I'm not sure if you're covered this in the past, but I'm having a difficult time working so closely with another equal coworker. Try as I may, but she annoys the heck out of me. She's always humming, whistling, talking loudly on the phone, laughing hysterically (who knows at what?), etc. I don't know if you've ever encountered this, but she's one of those people that just rubs me the wrong way, like really grates on me. She's the office gossip, comes in about 15 minutes late several times a week and leaves the office for extended periods of time (assuming that she's taking unwarranted breaks) without repercussions.

Anyhow, I could go on but I'm sure you get the point. Any tips?

My answer to this is:

I've actually written 3 posts on this topic before. Please read the following posts on how to deal with situations such as these:

• Fight or Flight: Dealing with a Difficult Colleague!
• 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues
• Co-Workers Annoying You?

Are there any other suggestions that you can provide to the rest of us? If so, please leave a comment.

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Take care - of your clutter!


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