The "average" individual spends the equivalent of 90,000 hours (ten continuous years) working throughout his life, according to a study reported by Jessica Jones in her book "Happiness at Work", an activity that is matched only by sleep. During these long hours, we must encounter Ogada overwhelming the work environment, making it an unbearable hell, the scene of endless daily "drama", or even a place of wonders. (1)

A participant in a “Good.Co” poll about the strangest stories in the workplace tells that her direct boss in a job she did not bother to mention her name was, whenever she wanted her on a mission she threw her towards her with a pen or an eraser to grab her attention. Another narrated her work story at the embassy of a country, where her president remained suspicious of being a spy throughout her work. (2)

Such stories are a sign of the abundance of the bastards that a person receives from the working environment. Some of them are the bullies, the stouty, the flatterers, and the shrewd who specialize in causing the greatest harm. And because the work environment has a major impact on human health and happiness, one must have a guide to arm themselves in facing these people and revealing their types and ways to avoid their harm, and here we provide you with this guide.

Are we born Ogada?

This question greatly erases the complexity of the philosophical question that addresses the dilemma of evil, but here we will address the issue in a scientific rather than philosophical way. Some people are born more ready than others to be really villains, and the environment in which they grew up contributes to enhancing the qualities of being a villain, but there is evidence that also indicates that we all, regardless of our personalities, can become villains even if we are not born. Research shows that people who have power tend to speak more, do what they want, ignoring what others say or want, disregard the opinions of individuals who have less power than them, act rudely, and treat those around them as a way to meet their needs. Also, placing them in positions that make them gain power often blind them to the fact that they are bastards.

Deborah Gronfeld, a researcher at Stanford University, spent years studying and categorizing the effects of putting people in positions where they could impose authority on others, and found that having authority even if it was a simple authority would change the ways people think and behave, usually this change A change for the worse. Research shows that strength makes it difficult for people to see the world from the perspective of others. In one of her experiences, she divided a number of students into groups of three each and gave them a long list of controversial social issues such as abortion and pollution to discuss. A member of each group was randomly assigned a chair to assess and present the suggestions made by others. Half an hour later, a plate of five cookies was presented for each group, and students who appointed heads of groups were more likely to take a second cake, and they chewed their mouths open without the ones most around them. (3)

Types of bastards

A study conducted by "Connectria Hosting" company revealed interesting results, as it showed that 83% of the people participating in the study have worked in the past five years with people who fall into the circle of miscreants. According to what the study mentioned, some of them did not need to search the convolutions of their memories to know if they had met one of these or not, as one in five people admitted that he was the scoundrel in his work environment. (4)

Narcissists believe that they are special and specific with skills that others do not have, and that they benefit those around them more than they benefit from them.

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The miscreants who shared our work experience differed in the different work environments that included us and our tasks as well, and despite our different stories most of the people who participated in the study agree that these patterns are most frequent in all work environments:

Educated Fellow: This type interferes with everything that happens inside the work walls, corrects the information of his colleagues, and dictates what they should do, even in their specialties. He has an answer to every question and a solution to every problem, and believes that he has tested everything and therefore has the right to impose his opinion on all issues, difficult to discuss because he monopolizes the talks and does not accept other ideas, which creates a tense and convulsive work environment. (5)

Narcissus Fellow: Narcissists believe that they are distinct and specific with skills that others do not have, and that they benefit those around them more than they benefit from them, and tend to question their colleagues' ideas and underestimate the value of their suggestions. Therefore, people with narcissism usually seek to assume positions that enable them to issue orders and control the actions and behaviors of their business partners so that they can practice their narcissism comfortably. (6)

Sexually Peer Fellows : It is often difficult to distinguish sexually biased colleagues, because they usually hide this trait behind jokes, humor and ridicule. But if you notice that your coworker or boss assigns tasks that fall within your jurisdiction to another person just because he is a man or vice versa, or that he reduces the efforts of one of the sexes or deals with women kindly and gives them more privileges, know that it is time to take action against him. (7)

Colleague victim: They always tend to play the role of the victim and blame their colleagues, their work environment or anything else that prevents them from taking responsibility for their decisions at work. People who love the victim’s role do not view themselves as actors within the workgroup, but always insist that they are affected so that they do not bear any responsibility, so they turn the workplace into a place teeming with negative energy and grouch. (8)

The ideal fellow: the ideal fellow can be a good addition to the work team sometimes, but his presence in your work environment sometimes means that you will never hear from him praise about your accomplished tasks ever, for him there is always a margin to achieve what is better and improve the quality of what you have done. As such, it usually turns into an obstacle to the smooth running of work and progress quickly, as it increases the number of adjustments and delays the handing over of tasks. (9)

Colleagues are always busy: you cannot have a work environment of this type, wherever you go you will inevitably encounter the always-busy work companion, who feels that every meeting is a deduction from his precious time, and that every new job task is to bear on him and add to his overcrowded schedule, and that he is the only one who works There is no time for discussion or amendment, but there is always time to complain about the crowds of work and tasks that are waiting to be accomplished. (10)

Jealous Fellow: The jealous fellow shows that there is always disagreement with you even if the subject is outside of work, and he tends to ignore you and not talk to you, and enters with you in a race that you often know nothing about. You will know that he criticizes your work and achievements behind your back and praises you when you are present so that you cannot expose his zeal. For example, there is someone whose zeal turns into a way of life, and he sees the success of others as a success for him, the demise of their star, the brightness of his light, and in their fall an elevation of himself.

The fawning fellow: This fellow is drowned to his ears in praise of his managers and approaching them, and he does not see a way to excel and succeed except with a torrent of praise and praise to them at the expense of thinking and providing solutions and perseverance at work, but at the expense of his colleagues, he is the first to stand in the way of new or creative visions If you disagree with what the presidents see, and the first to encourage wrong situations if they like the people of power.

How do miscreants harm the work environment?

Villains and bosses not only affect your business, their negative impact may extend to your health

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A study by Bennett Tipper, a professor at the University of Georgia, in which 712 adults working in the private and public sector and nonprofits participated in that many participants worked with managers who laughed at them and ignored them and insulted them with insults such as "You are an incompetent employee" or "Your thoughts and feelings are stupid." These humiliating deeds pushed people to leave their jobs at higher rates, and drained the effectiveness of their colleagues who held their positions, after following them for a period of six months, they turned out to be dissatisfied with their work and lives, their commitment to work decreased, and they became severely depressed, anxious and exhausted. Similar results have been discovered in dozens of other studies (3) all indicating that miscreants can undermine the productivity of the institution in which they work and influence various aspects of your life that include:

Impact your health: Fellows and managers not only affect your miscreants, but their negative impact may extend to touch your health. According to a study conducted by the Haskin College of Business and the London School of Economics and Political Science, exposure to an abuse position by a co-worker causes victims of physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach problems, and insomnia, and may lead to depression and anxiety. (11)

Affecting your relationships: The task of leaving work problems at work most of the time does not work, so the transmission of negative feelings that are generated at work is almost inevitable. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by the Organizational Behavior magazine that showed that employees who feel angry at a colleague with whom they work find an effect of these negative emotions on their relationships at home. (12)

Influencing your career path : Villains create an unhealthy and convulsive work environment in which everyone is under stress and attrition, which limits their creativity and negatively affects their productivity and quality of work.

Your weapon to meet the villains at work

Despite the different types of miscreants who grow in different work environments, there is always an effective way to confront the miscreants situation, no matter how different it is. We collected these methods for you here:

Enlighten them: Many people are characteristic of miscreants without knowing it, so try to tell your colleague what qualities you do not like about him if you notice that he does not intentionally disturb or is not aware of the effect of his actions. Make sure to talk nicely and firmly so that you too do not turn into a villain. (13)

Avoid dealing with them: We mentioned previously that there is a kind of miscreants that tends to interfere with the work of his colleagues even if he is not in the same department, so in many cases the possibility of avoiding dealing with the bastard in your work environment and stop harm to hearing his comments is available. Try not to ask your co-worker about something related to your work in its existence, because you have to spoil it, as you know. Avoid gatherings in which he is present and try to talk the two of you officially and very briefly. (14)

Strengthen your psychological immunity: maneuverability does not always work. The villains feed on your reactions and the features of your face that reflect your annoyance and amazement at their behavior. So try to prevent them from enjoying and feeling victory, and always expect that his behavior or suspension stems from his desire to annoy you, so stop him from that. (13)

Being in an uncomfortable and convulsive work environment will bring you a lot of problems, so start looking for an alternative

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Put an end to them: Do not allow your attempts to not turn into a villain like them that prevents you from setting limits to dealing with villains in your workplace. Objection to inappropriate behavior is not always insolent. If your co-worker chooses to be a miscreant that you don't let him practice this with you, then there is nothing wrong in telling him that you do not accept that he will talk to you in this way, or that his interference in your work disturbs you, or that his sarcastic or rude comments are not acceptable to you.

Raise a complaint: If the inconvenience of your fellow villain exceeds the permissible limit, especially if he harms anyone in the office who harms him, you must file a complaint against him to your boss. More.

Time to leave: If the bastards are the norm in your workplace and are no exception, you should start preparing to leave as soon as you realize this fact, especially after all solutions have been exhausted. Being in an uncomfortable and convulsive work environment will bring you a lot of problems, so start looking for an alternative.