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Have you ever worked with someone that you did not get along with as part of a team? How did you Handle that?
Answer:
I have someone who reports to me who I absolutely despise. We get along from a business perspective but from a personal level I just dont like him. Ive made my dislike for him my problem and not his.
For example when he makes comments that are inappropriate for work I remind him of our policies and how important it is to be careful with what and how he says things. I also try to re-enact the scene in my head as if someone else on the team who I do like did or said the same thing. If my reaction is the same as for the person I do like then I feel like Im handling the situation with the guy I dont like fairly.
I keep the conversation on a business level. I dont ask him how his vacation was so I dont have to hear complaints about his kids or what he fought about with his wife. I answer fine when he asks about my weekend so I dont listen to him judge how I live my life.
For example when he makes comments that are inappropriate for work I remind him of our policies and how important it is to be careful with what and how he says things. I also try to re-enact the scene in my head as if someone else on the team who I do like did or said the same thing. If my reaction is the same as for the person I do like then I feel like Im handling the situation with the guy I dont like fairly.
I keep the conversation on a business level. I dont ask him how his vacation was so I dont have to hear complaints about his kids or what he fought about with his wife. I answer fine when he asks about my weekend so I dont listen to him judge how I live my life.
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