Hello Anna!

Sorry to hear about the office dramatics. I’m sure everyone has experienced a situation where there is one (or more) people who seem set on creating a negative atmosphere for everyone. Has anyone ever confronted this woman? I find that sometimes people who are negative in an office setting, have never been made aware that it is inappropriate to do so – no one has ever confronted them about their behaviour so they feel it’s okay to continue acting the way they are. Asking her if there is something bothering her, or if something happened to upset her might be a better approach instead of being aggressive back. It doesn’t have to be said in a mean or disrespectful manner, but maybe she’ll check her attitude or at least, she’ll give you an idea as to why her behaviour is like that. I have found that people who are unhappy are obviously just mean to other people for no reason. Sometimes it’s just a bad day they are having, or sometimes it’s a ton of things going on. She may be a very lovely person in a different setting, and maybe there is something going on when she shows up to work that makes her feel like she needs to be mean. Or maybe she’s unhappy with something causing her to be negative. I guess if all else fails, the rest of the people that are aware of how she acts could maybe come up with a solution to not be affected by her negativity. Maybe just saying “thank you for your input” and carrying on. Not sure if any of that helps, but I hope things get less dramatic in the future! After all, we shouldn’t let people who don’t know us or aren’t fully in our lives, ruin our day.