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7 Tricks for Getting Along With Colleagues

You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your colleagues. Yet, you need them in more ways than one. You don’t have to necessarily be friends with your colleagues, but you do need to be friendly to them. Read on for fresh ways to make work a happier place to be.

From: 5-Minute Health Boosters

1. Say a Cheery ‘Hello’ in the Morning

Do you plod into the office, eyes down, shoulders slumped, and immediately start work? If so, you’re likely to find that colleagues ignore you (at best) or avoid you (at worst). Get into the habit of smiling and greeting everyone as you arrive in the morning or begin your shift. It’s amazing how fast this little courtesy can thaw chilly workplace relations.


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    that's me! slumped all over. And being ignored is bliss. Means I didn't have to listen to morons blather on about what they watched on TV as if that were real! Including being avoided-even better! What is it with you Americans? No wonder you lot are so neurotic. It's dangerous for your health. Be yourselves and not a slave to groupthink.

    Submitted by Lutz Barz on Mon. 2011-08-22 6:08am

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