A: This is another one of those uncomfortable but common—and sometimes necessary—parts of work life, and my advice on how to handle it will have some similarities to my advice on how to give negative ...

In most workplaces, you rely on other people to help you get your work done. Some of your projects may require teamwork by their nature. At other times, there are people outside of your specific team ...

My co-worker is weird. When we both sit at the front desk and it’s not busy, she just turns around and stares at me. It’s very unnerving. I don’t want to say anything, because she becomes very ...

What is it about complaining that is so enticing and traps some people more than others? We all work with colleagues who complain, and there are some who keep at it no matter what. But why? And what ...

You work side by side with your coworkers, so it is ideal to have solid, trusting relationships. Sometimes, you may get the feeling that they mistrust you, although you believe you have acted ...

It can be difficult to know why a colleague is behaving negatively. Sometimes, a coworker's negative behavior toward you may have nothing to do with you or with your work performance. The colleague ...

Early in my career I took a job reporting to someone who had a reputation for being difficult. I’ll call her Elise. Plenty of people warned me that she would be hard to work with, but I thought I ...

One of the most delicate career situations is when a coworker does what you consider substandard work and your boss lets it slide. In those situations, you generally need to let it slide also.

Robert Read is a Life & Trends Reporter at Newsweek based in Florida. His background is primarily in sports journalism and he has covered college sports and the NFL extensively. Robert joined Newsweek ...