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February 13, 2024
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Working with a condescending coworker is irritating at greatest and career-limiting at worst. But you don’t want to take a seat back and endure. In this article, the author outlines steps you can take to curb your colleague’s bluster or at least lessen its impact on you and your career.
What effect you effect about a colleague who is always telling you how to effect your job? Or anyone who appears to always have the answer, implying that you don’t? Or a coworker who uses a patronizing tone each time they talk to you? Dealing with a condescending colleague can be frustrating, demoralizing, and even infuriating. And whereas it certainly doesn’t feel moral to interact with anyone who monopolizes conversations or consistently positions their ideas a superior, these interactions can also negatively impact your reputation and career.
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