Wha Happened?

Have you ever been in a situation at work where you are so blown away by someone's actions that you look around and scream "WHA HAPPENED?". This was a regular occasion at one of my past jobs. Either my boss would say something so ridiculous or a colleague would behave so poorly that I wondered how that person could look in the mirror every day. People disappoint. People can be negative. People can be manipulative. People can lie. People can have no values at all. And these people can work right along side of you and make your job miserable. Research says people don't leave their company, they leave their boss! I have seen many also leave because of the culture around them and the way people behave. Have you experienced this? Please comment on this blog if it is and what you have done about it. If you find yourself in this situation, here are a few tips to get by.

1- Always take the high road, don't bring yourself down to their level - act with integrity at all times
2- Master your stories, stick with the facts, don't let fiction get in your way
3 - Deal with any conflict head on - with either your colleague or boss - see what you can do to move beyond it
4 - Hang with a gang that gets it - sometimes you have no control over the people you work with, but you do have control over who you hang with. Don't get caught with "guilt by association" and hang with those whose reputation you would not want!
5- If all else fails, leave. It's hard to change the people (and culture) you are working with. If it's not a good fit, find something that is...

Don't ever let someone else steal your happiness away!

Enjoy your day!!