How to relate with a hostile co-worker
As a professional, you are expected to get along well with your co-workers. As an employee, you are required to work with various teams to achieve a goal.
Likewise, you may not be required to work in the company of others, perhaps, you are a freelancer; but the truth is, you still need to relate with clients and customers.
So what if the person you are working with is hostile towards you? How do you treat that person?
This article focuses on how to relate with a hostile co-worker, whether you work together physically or not, whichever way you work.
And so, here are some things you can do:
- Pray to God: this is very important because if our first line of action is to talk about the person being hostile to us with somebody else and then you start gossiping or hating on the person, the situation will be creating a form of bitterness in your mind. And so, the first thing to do is to pray to God and tell God to help you and also remove every form of hatred that person has in heart for you. In addition, pray to God to help you show the person love, regardless of how the person treats you. Furthermore, pray for that person.
- Show love: just because someone is treating you with hostility doesn’t mean you should do the same to the person. Show love to the person. If it feels difficult to do so, don’t forget to pray and tell God to help you show love to the person.
Remember Luke 6:27-28 states, “But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”
- Are you doing something wrong? think about your actions. Are you doing something wrong or did you do something wrong that propelled a hostile treatment? You need to take a careful look at what you have done or what you are doing that is offensive to the person. If you find out that your actions may be the reason, you can adjust your actions.
- Talk to the person: you might never know the cause of the hostility. You can choose to talk to the person and find out the reason for the hostile treatment. In some cases, it might be something you did unknowingly, or it might be a personal thing the person is going through, that is affecting his/her work relationship. And so, try to get to the root of it and settle it with the person.
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