But, I did have to gently point out that I had to concentrate on a project with a hard, rapidly approaching deadline.
Parade-rainers: Some coworkers find your success threatening and will try (consciously or unconsciously) to bring you down in order to feel better about themselves. Copyright © 2020 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. All rights reserved. She’d ramble on and on as if she was delivering a monologue. “You aren’t listening to me are you?” My coworker asked. Once upon another time there was a man who decided to air the gritty details of his divorce at work, repeating the same story to anyone who ventured within earshot. For example: Once while I was celebrating the completion of a difficult and time consuming project, a coworker said to me, “Good luck getting them to pay on time.” I snapped. If people aren’t getting sucked into conversations with the vampire where there is no out, they are avoiding running into the vampire. Add one office gossip to a group of people, and soon all sorts of people will be gossiping. “No.” I admitted.

Small minds discuss people.” I try really hard not to say anything behind someone’s back that I wouldn’t say to his face.

To better protect yourself from these types of coworkers, be careful what and whom you talk about at work. Another type of subtle vampire will leave you with a feeling of unease. One-uppers will top anything you say (for a fine example of this, see the Dilbert website…he has a great character “Topper” that appears from time to time). Once upon a time, there was a woman who sucked the life out of everyone she came in contact with. We’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.” Misery loves company. Avoid the people and/or conversations that suck your energy. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Which made it surprising when he later hooked up with Buffy.

“Every time we talk about someone, he walks in! For all commercial enquiries related to Entrepreneur Asia Pacific, please contact sales@entrepreneurapj.com, For all editorial enquiries related to Entrepreneur Asia Pacific, please contact editor@entrepreneurapj.com, For all contributor enquiries related to Entrepreneur Asia Pacific, please contact contributor@entrepreneurapj.com. I was working. Don’t provide company to these types of coworkers. You have to get along with them, but you don’t have to care what they think or how they feel. Discover a better way to hire freelancers. Gossips or one-uppers are examples of this type. Some coworkers and colleagues make us more electric or at ease. They suck up enough of your time already. Headphones are actually great for this, too, if they are plugged in. All three types of vampires have existed in every place I have worked, leaving trails of negativity behind them. During this period he notoriously murdered two slayers. Office vampires are usually negative people, but they’re still people and as such, deserve respect and consideration. “I’m really not. If you keep them around, your company could turn into a vampire clan. Vampires in the office mean hundreds of hours of lost productivity. Gossips “tattle” on other people, and if you give them ammunition, will do the same to you. Initially a mediocre poet, Spike would become one of the most feared vampires across Europe. Office vampires are usually negative people, but they’re still people and as such, deserve respect and consideration. Luckily, there are tools you can use to deal with these vampires. What success stories will you tell from slaying the vampires around your office? The company managers finally made the call and decided to help her find something else. I learned this lesson early in my career. She went from making everybody miserable, to inspiring them.