One Toxic Person

In the Workplace

Can one person upset the apple cart at your workplace? Cause drama, unsettle everyone with their bad attitude. I am here to say yes, they can. 

Firsthand Knowledge

Experiencing it firsthand is hard. I’ve run into difficult people before because I used to work in a jail. But I’d take inmates over this person I am currently working with. Walking around with a permanent scowl isn’t attractive yet this person thinks it is. Being bossy and a bully doesn’t get you far either. Although they think it does. If I were asked to describe this person the only thing I can come up with is odd. Definitely odd. Or different. I know it takes all kinds to make the world go round but do they have to enter my space? I could have gone my lifetime not knowing this person and I would have been just fine. Creating drama in a workplace is something this person excels at. A bucket load full of drama that I want no part of.

Give Me Peace

I’m at the age where I just want to work in peace and go home. No drama, no arguing among employees. I’ve quit working at jobs because of drama. Why do people have to be so dramatic? It’s a mystery.  A surly attitude and short fuse do not make a good co-worker. There is tension in the air when this person works. A tenseness I wish wasn’t there. It wasn’t there until they started. They poison the air they breathe, and it affects the rest of us. They are toxic and hard to please. But who in their right mind wants to please them. Not me, I give them a wide berth. Stay away from me and I’ll stay away from you. Don’t speak to me and I won’t speak to you. A truce of sorts, the only one I can come up with. I have no respect for people who try to bully other people. Like a bulldozer in a China shop. They irritate and annoy me. Their repeated acts of unpleasantness create a workplace I no longer want to be a part of.

My peace and tranquility are gone, replaced by a whirlwind of ugliness. Just the sight of this person is enough to put a damper on my day. 

They Make no Mistakes

Toxic coworkers take no responsibility for their mistakes. Placing blame elsewhere is what they seem to be good at. Casting lies and subterfuge is their end goal. Trying to work with these types of people doesn’t work. So, my theory is to ignore them. Keep myself busy with no time for their drama. If I see them walking toward me I’ll turn and walk the other way. Easy peasy right? Maybe at first but it won’t last. These toxic people seem to invade even your personal space. Leaving barely breathing room. Take some deep breaths and let them out slowly. Otherwise, your head may pop off from the stress of it. 

Toxic work people are very self-centered and want to be in charge. Let them be in charge of themselves. It doesn’t sit well with me. I’ll go around with them if pushed too far. I deplore bullies and ornery people who never smile. 

Is it time for a different job already? 

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Let’s wait and see shall we.

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