You know who the verbal polluters and toxic waste dumpers are in your workplace. The question is: How do you avoid them or get them to go somewhere else?
Sometimes the polluters and dumpers simply give you too much information about their personal lives or physical ailments. Or they just love the sound of their voices. They can spend all day going from person to person with their stories while you’re trying to get your work done.
Some spread vicious gossip, rumors and innuendos – more information than you want about anyone else’s personal life. Or they vent their nastiness and anger, not once but endlessly. Or they complain continually about their favorite injustices, divisive agendas and latest targets. They want you to join their cliques to ostracize or attack today’s scapegoat.
It’s like being back in school. They’re the mean girls and boys who majored in put-downs and cutting out. They’re bullies who have gotten sneakier at bullying.
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Stop verbal polluters and toxic waste dumpers in your work space
It’s too boring, wasteful, sleazy and manipulative. You feel like someone just threw up all over your workspace. After they leave you want to take a shower, change clothes and call in the Merry Maids to get rid of the stench.
“Polluters” and “toxic waste dumpers” are strong words. But I think they’re accurate. You can mop up a little. But if you let it go on, it’ll ruin your environment and suck you under. Eventually, you won’t be able to function effectively.
But if it doesn’t involve specific comments that would be defined as harassment or creating a hostile workplace, what can you do to protect your personal ecology?
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Stop verbal polluters and toxic waste dumpers in your work space
Persevere. Polluters want to convince you they’re more determined than you are.
Nothing about this may seem fair but that’s the way it is. There’s no law against prevalent verbal pollution. You have to guard your personal ecology on your own.
Of course, we face the same type of polluters in our personal lives. But we have a much wider range of possible responses there.
The best way to learn how to stop verbal polluters and toxic waste dumpers is to hire Dr. Ben for personalized coaching and organizational consulting to create a workplace culture you want.
Design and implement an effective plan that eliminates the high cost of low attitudes. To get the help you need, call Ben at 1-877-828-5543.