Friends and Peers

Understanding ineffective and effective communication in the workplace can help a business prosper. Poor communication can result in mistakes being made and cost businesses money. Good communication on the other hand can lead to more customers and success. Knowing which…
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The workplace should be a place of business, not a time to deal with difficult people or co-workers. It is believed that today, more than 50% of people that work in an office or in a building deal with at…
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Noisy neighbors can occur in any neighborhood and in any kind of dwelling.  Noisy neighbors usually have noisy family members, noisy cars and noisy pets.  The bottom line is rude, inconsiderate noisy neighbors simply do not “get it,” so here…
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Negative co-workers can be a real pain in the neck when it comes to cooperating with them, sharing tasks with them and/or managing their performance.  Negative co-workers can drain you out physically and emotionally as they seem to be full…
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How important is it to support co-workers? They aren’t the ones who write the checks, or dole out a promotion, so why bother to go beyond the normal requirements for polite association? Being kind to a co-worker is morally right…
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It can be sad when a coworker you’re fond off is laid off. Mourning them takes on extra emphasis because there are gaps in your day where they usually were. Not seeing their familiar face, hearing their friendly voice and having them…
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Negative co-workers can be hard to handle, especially if their behaviour and constant unsettling comments cause productivity to go down and morale to plummet. Employees who are unhappy at work may have an agenda which can’t be dealt with via…
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A number of work and social issues exist in the workplace today and working through difficult issues is a reality of life that must be met head on. The person who would “handle” negative a co-worker must have a clear…
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Friendships are precious and delicate. Friends are more than acquaintances; there relationship consists of more depth and honesty, with mutual caring and respect. There’s more to a friendship than just hanging out for drinks or movies. We make ourselves vulnerable…
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Communication in the workplace is critical for a lot of different reasons.  Efficiency, project completion, and morale all depend on communication for their success, while a breakdown in communication can lead to frustration and a lot of wasted time and…
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Most people who have friends usually find themselves put into sort of a category; they might be thought of as the wise one, the funny one, or worse the screw up. Or they might be thought of as one to…
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So you want to know how to demonstrate respect at work? Well there are several ways that you can do this, and if you can master these few things, you can have a great relationship with people at work. It…
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I have always been fairly eccentric. In the mid to late eighties and early nineties as a junior high, high school and college student, the Internet held a wide appeal for me because it was a cheap, universal, and unusual…
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It is quite remarkable to have a best friend at age 50 that is the same best friend you had in third grade. This old friend is so much apart of you and your family; he is more like a…
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It is a very important time in anyone’s life when they are living on their own. Sometimes, though, the need for a roommate arises, as living on your own can be rather expensive. When choosing a roommate, we all make…
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Friends are like diamonds. They are very rare and hard to find. When we are kids, we build relationships with our friends by inviting them to our birthday parties or slumber parties. Eventually, when we reach grade school, we improve…
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As the old saying goes there is good and bad in every situation, and this applies no where better than having roommates. There are good roommates, bad roommates, and the occasional one that you overlook (though that is rare)! Why…
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Regardless of where people live in the world, it’s quite common for there to be rude people there as well. The usual reaction that people have towards rude people is to be rude back to them or belittling. However, for…
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This essay is about influencing coworkers in a positive way. Why is positive influence important? Brian Tracy, who studied success for 20 years, cite that 85 percent of success is based on relationships. Our relationships are a result of our…
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Keeping in touch with old friends can be hard. A lot of times your best friends move away for school or work. But there’s no reason why that should mean the end of your friendship. With all the technology available…
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Coworkers; friends or enemies? The very nature of being human means that we get on with some people and less with others. Put this into a high pressure situation, such as the workplace, where there are fewer routes to the…
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For every five nice, decent, perfectly respectable co-workers there are in an office, there’s always one nimrod who’s seemingly out to spoil it for the rest. This guy (or girl – yes, they too happen) will annoy everyone else with…
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Have you recently become a mother? Or are your children still young, and under the age of six? If so, you probably find that most of your time is devoted to motherhood. While you love your role as mother, you…
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So you’ve come to a point in your life where you and your friends are going separate ways as all of you are going to different schools after the major examinations.  You’ve promised each other that you will always be…
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When a new colleague joins a team that is already established, it may take some time to warm up to them. Getting acquainted with someone new and making him or her feel welcomed is important in order to establish a…
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Everyone wants to have good neighbours, but sometimes you end up moving to an area where the neighbours are rude, noisy and unwelcoming. Of course, the area which one moves to determines the kind of neighbour one has, but there…
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Currently, Facebook is forcing me to have thoughts – odd thoughts. Earlier, it was MSN messenger. In another universe, it might have been MySpace – but in this universe I am not a 14-year-old girl. These thoughts concern friendship, and…
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When I was younger I was looking for someone to help share some of the expenses while a friend of mine who I happened to work with as well, was looking for a new place to live with her and…
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It does not matter who you are or what you do for a living, chances are that if you work around other people you have been forced to deal with at least one annoying co worker. While most people who…
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In most relationships, the time to say goodbye usually arrives at one point or another – unless you intend to walk down the aisle, of course. In most cases you have created memories with your ex-lover. Some will make you laugh,…
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