I work in a university as a graduate student and one of my colleagues is extremely dogmatic in all conversations that I have with him..I usually get so frustrated that I take it personally that he’s not listening to my opinion that I shut down. What are some ways to have patience when dealing with difficult people, but also to have your voice heard in a non-confrontational manner?
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There’s this girl who is bitchy. She expects things to go her way and likes to boss around. People also like to refer to her as the "popular" girl, for some weird reason. What I can’t understand is that despite others knowing her attitude, they side with her and dare not stand up against her even though it’s obvious she’s wrong.It’s like people are intimidated by her. Sometimes we get into group conversations and although I know there are some of her opinions which are erroneous and can be corrected, she will start bitching once I (or anyone else for the matter) states their opinion.
How can I talk and deal effectively with such an attitdue, especially when everyone is siding her? How do I make myself convincing enough so that people will listen to my opinions? Should I fight back when she starts to get bitchy, or should I choose a more passive way and avoid confrontation?
I worked with someone on the same level who likes to beat me up to make himself look good. He will call the D.O.(someone above our boss) and complain that I don’t know how to do my job and in fact its him trying to look good. Take my word for it. ANything you do you need to watch yourself because he is a career guy and will make up storeis about you. This is terrible, how do you deal with this, I dont have alot of experience dealing with diffdifficult people.
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