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Hi everyone! Today we shall look at an email with regards to dealing with a difficult person. Most of us can relate to such a situation, be it at your workplace, in your school or even at home. There might be alot of people that you might consider difficult. But before we go through the email, have you ever asked yourself, 'what makes a person difficult'? Is it because he/she is rude? Is it because he/she does not give into your demands? Is it because you fell he/she is not respecting you? There might be various reasons why someone might be classified as a 'difficult person'. But remember that what might be a difficult person to you might be someone very nice to another. So, in short, the most impotant lesson that you should know for today; Everyone deserves respect.
So, just respect everyone, no matter how 'difficult' they might seem. You might not 'like' them and they might not be your friend, but at least respect them as a human being. You never know, you might seem to be a 'difficult' person to someone else during certain situation/s. Now, on to the email:
Dear Naz,
I just got a job as a service crew in a fast food restaurant. I have been working here for only about 2 weeks but it feels like I'm working in a pressure cooker! Everyone here is so mean! My boss is so rude and my fellow co-workers are so selfish. I am naturally a very friendly girl and I get along very well in school with the rest of my classmates. But over here, it's as if I am transported into a different dimension. Why are all these people trying to be difficult? Is it because of my looks? The way I speak? I am hesitant to leave because I need the money and being under 18, there is only a limited umber of jobs that I could try out. What should I do? Thank you.
Susanna, Service crew, Singapore
Dear Susanna,
Well, you have to decide for yourself which is more important to you; the money or freedom from dealing with these 'difficult people'. You could be in an unfortunate situation where you just happen to be gropued with people you find hard to get along with. Let's face it, some personalities just do not get along at all! Here are a two options that you could consider to resolve this situation:
- Give yourself more time to try to get along with your colleagues. You may never know, some of them might take a longer time than 2 weeks in making friends.
- While trying to give them more time, continue to search for other jobs and if you get another one, you might want to consider leaving this one if you really feel that it might not be of any help working in an environment any longer.
Susanna, please also remember to try not to argue with your colleagues/boss even though they might seem difficult. This is because when you argue with someone you perceive as being difficult they would argue back and the result is a never ending conflict between the both of you. And you would end up having lots of frustration and anger, which in turn might affect your mood for the day. So do not allow other people's reaction/s affect you. Just go ahead and continue to be the fun and friendly girl that you are to all your classmates.
Don't worry, just be happy! All the best!
Yours sincerely,
Naz
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Have a great day!
