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Many people are easy to get along with
If the department you would be joining is about the size of a small family, think twice before accepting. The following refers to one person.
This person is a ticking time bomb—fine one moment and not fine the next—which could be described as emotional manipulation.
This person is nice to you today but ignores you tomorrow, leaving you utterly confused. Only afterward do you find out that they brought their personal emotions to work.
Whenever this person is in a bad mood, everyone has to watch their expression. Their emotions affect the mood of the entire office.
Therefore, whenever this person is absent, the office atmosphere is harmonious. Everyone has also developed an unspoken understanding: when everyone is happily chatting and this person appears, everyone falls silent. It is not that anyone is bad-mouthing this person; emotional manipulation simply makes people feel pressured, which is why they react this way.
This person only needs to do one thing, and you end up doing everything else. Others will even ask why you are so busy.
Once, this person had an emotional outburst and took over all the work, then dumped it all on you to do once they were in a better mood.
This person also makes mistakes without reflecting on them, but can turn black into white and pin the blame on you.
When you ask this person for a document (or when something is missing), by the end it somehow seems to be your fault rather than the fault of the person who was asked to provide it.
This person has dreams. For example, if they dream that you harbor ill intentions toward them, they will begin to distance themselves from you. Their people skills could use improvement.
If you are someone who does not obey, be careful—they may make sure you only stay until today at any time.
Even when it is this person’s problem, they will insist that it is your problem.
This person also bad-mouths others, saying this or that about them. In reality, many of the serious problems originate with this person, so do not be fooled by their feigned innocence.
If you really join and do not encounter any of the above, this person may still be pretending. Wait long enough and they will eventually reveal themselves.
There are many more objectionable behaviors for you to discover after joining. Once you are in, you can ask people whose numbers are just before or after this person’s; they will be happy to answer you.
In the workplace, following the right person makes work go smoothly. Take this as encouragement for us all.