My Dysfunctional Co-Worker

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1. When dealing with an unpleasant co-worker I never take their negative behavior to heart. My initial ATTRIBUTIONS or explanations we think of for why a particular person is behaving a certain way is always positive. I don't like to make negative assumptions because I feel there is a reason for everything. As a result, I am attempting to understand the behavior by answering the question, "Why is my co-worker acting this way?"
One example of how I dealt with an unpleasant co-worker was actually my unpleasant manager shortly after he hired me as an engineering assistant at a local aerospace parts manufacturer. I soon found out most employees thought he was a prick and had a negative IMPRESSION FORMATION, the judgment process of developing an initial concept of a person. …show more content…

I finally got my chance when he called me into his office to discuss the status on a work package for Cessna. When it was my turn to speak at the end of his demeaning conversation, I began with an ASSERTIVE approach rather than acting passively or aggressively. For this reason, I wanted to attempt to understand or experience what my manager understands or experiences; in effect, EMPATHY is putting yourself in the other person's shoes. During this incident I found SYMPATHETIC RESPONSIVENESS or empathizing by feeling concern, compassion, or sorrow for another person because because he or she is in a distressing situation. My strategy worked after my manager informed me that the company has been behind after pulling back all of the outsourced parts in-house. The problem was none of the contract dates were going to slide to the right plus we were way over capacity with not enough production staff or machines to do the work. The end result would have been devastating due to companies like Cessna and Learjet would walk into our shop and take back all the parts we make for

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