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rose.winter1980
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« on: September 09, 2009, 10:59:48 am » |
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This is where I would get tough and challenge people - very pleasantly, of course.
Next time you receive a monosyllabic response from one of these people, you could say something along the lines of "You know Jane (whatever its name is), I always speak to you very pleasantly but you seem to give me very curt replies. I'm sure you don't mean to be rude, but if you were we would be having a very different conversation ...". You will be surprised how that works. I had a similar experience to yours in my current job and challenged someone along the lines of what I've written above - never had to do it again and I'm on good terms with everyone including the offending person.
This is a type of bullying, and bullies flourish because no-one challenges them. They need to be stopped. Full stop.
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