Toxic Team: What to Do If You Don't Want to Go to Work
Many people are familiar with the situation when you don't want to go to work. And not because you don't like it or your income is low, but because of specific individuals. Toxics poison life, and, alas, they are found in almost every team.
Let's imagine: Dasha loves her job and sees future prospects in it. But there is an imbalance: she does what she loves, but is in a terrarium, whose inhabitants bite and set traps every day. Even one toxic colleague is enough to turn workdays into hell.
Employers care about indicators, records, etc. The atmosphere that reigns in the team is of little concern to them. Only a few follow the rules of personnel selection so that each employee is a significant link in a single mechanism. So it turns out that most professional teams consist of individuals focused on their own victories, where competition comes to the fore.
Is it pleasant to work in such a team? The answer is obvious. There is no respect, acceptance, mutual assistance and other useful qualities. A person forgets what inner harmony is. Here he does not live, but tries to survive, says psychologist Stanislav Sambursky .
Some people have thoughts, and along with them, noble impulses to improve at least one toxic colleague. It’s a good thing, but useless. Such people cannot be corrected.
They are guided by their own laws and principles. Why change anything when it is already convenient.
Since it is impossible to change toxic people, it means that it is worth protecting yourself from their negative influence. Let's consider how to do this.
- Communicate with colleagues only on business. Do not talk about yourself and do not discuss others. Everything you say will turn into gossip and in a very embellished form.
- Don't think about how to please your colleagues - it won't save you. For toxic people, a good deed is just another reason to gossip. Help has no value for them.
- Focus on work. It is the main goal. Everything else should not be of interest. Toxic people are irritated by indifference. It can also cause barbs in your address, but not for long, because later there will be nothing to "hook on".
- Remember about self-worth. Regularly replenish your energy balance: sports, art, meditation, etc. To survive in a toxic team, you need resources, and they are quickly depleted in this environment. It is important to think about the advisability of being in this company. Consider finding an alternative.
