Here’s my article on handling bossy, negative coworkers. Just click this link:

How to Handle Negative or Bossy Co-Workers – Sophia Loren

I hope it helps, and welcome further comments or questers there or here!

Good luck,
Laurie
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That’s a hard question to answer in this comments section, so I think I’ll write a whole article about it. I’ll do it within a day or two — and when I do, I’ll post the link here.

Stay tuned!

Laurie
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When they pass comment should we digest it or say something or what?

Thanks
Ritu

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Laurie
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Actually, I have a request, like the other lady mentioned. Can you write an article on how to stop being negative at work?

dee

And of course, I LOVE when readers ask for more info on particular topics.

Regarding coping with negative coworkers who drain your energy: I think it’s also crucial to be in a job you enjoy or even love. If you hate your job, you’ll have a much harder time dealing with negative people.

Laurie
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People who have a negative viewpoint probably blame others for being repelled instead of taking responsibility for repelling them.

There’s another article for you Laurie – “Do You Repel Others with Your Negativity?” Then a follow-up article on, “How to Stop Being Negative!”
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“What we resist, persists” is one of my all time favorite sayings! We have to accept what life brings us, don’t we.

I have a question:

Do you think that negative, toxic, miserable people know they’re that way? I mean, what if you’re a negative person and you don’t even know it? Can you repel people without even being AWARE of it?
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Here are my general tips (which you’ve read already:)
1) Stay focused within yourself. Energy suckers drain your energy right out of you by having your full attention focused on them and their issues. Keep part of your focus on your breathing, body sensations, and inner emotions – don’t give it all away to your coworker.

2) Stay out of resistance. What we resist persists and sticks so if you are inwardly cringing when you have contact with your negative coworker, this will make you more vulnerable to their energy and emotions. Instead, imagine you are clear like glass or water, and their negativity will flow right through and beyond you.

3) Find your amusement. If you can find something amusing about the situation (imagine your coworker as an exaggerated character from a comedy strip) you will feel light and energized no matter how your coworker treats you.

4) Touch into compassion. Underneath your coworker’s negative behavior is a wounded person trying to cope in the only way they know how. As you see their vulnerability, you will rise above judgment and negativity.

5) Send them loving thoughts. Behind your coworker’s behavior and woundedness is a bright soul, waiting to be noticed. Love is the language we connect to on a soul level so sending loving thoughts to another melts away all negativity. Even if they don’t feel uplifted by it, you will.
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