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Desk Rage: A Growing Problem

by sharonmann

Do you have a short fuse?  Does your anger affect your
relationships at work?  This article will give you some useful
tips that will help you keep your emotions in check at work -
they could end up saving your job.  Specifics may vary from
person to person; however, the following information includes
helpful and important guidelines from which everyone can
benefit.

Maybe you've witnessed it, or, perhaps you've even been involved
in a scuffle at work. It might start as a few well-chosen angry
words between office co-workers whose desks are located within
close proximity of one another. Soon, the verbal battle
escalates, sometimes even becoming physical.

The problem is that desk rage, much like road rage, is happening
all too often as office workers become more and more stressed,
constantly on edge and at the boiling-over point. Unfortunately,
as the stress builds day in and day out, the hot buttons of anger
can get even hotter until all heck breaks out.

Here are some strategies that will help you cope with the
growing problem of desk rage and maybe even save you from losing
your job or a mandatory stint at anger management class:

Tips for Preventing Desk Rage #1: Let your cooler head prevail.
If you feel that a situation with a co-worker is becoming
volatile, take a step back... a time out... and reassess what's
going on. How did the anger grow so much? What caused it? How can
you talk it over and work things out before the potential for
fist-flying begins?

Tips for Preventing Desk Rage #2: Put yourself in their shoes.
You have a gripe, but so does your co-worker. And although you
may think you're the only one that's in the right, your co-worker
may also have a valid point. It's very possible that once you
take a moment to carefully consider where they're coming from,
you may better understand what the differences between you are
all about...and then you can work to settle them.  
  
Tips for Preventing Desk Rage #3: Offer a helping hand. Many
times, desk rage ensues when a person in the office is having a
particularly bad day.  Maybe something is bothering them in their
personal life or maybe their workload is just too much for them
to handle. Because of these things, they take their emotions out
on a co-worker. If you sense that this is going to happen, try
asking them if you can help. Such an approach might be all they
need, and your gesture could diffuse a big problem later on.

Tips for Preventing Desk Rage #4: Change venues, at least
temporarily. You see your co-worker every day; you occupy the
same cubicles week in and week out. And unfortunately, a feud has
developed right there, between your workspace and theirs. Attempt
to make a truce by inviting your co-worker to lunch or for a
get-together after work. Many times, a simple change in the
atmosphere surrounding two people can be the difference that
changes foes into friends.

Sharon Mann is President of the I Hate Filing Club, a group of
nearly 100,000 office professionals who hate filing but love
finding new ways to become more organized.  For information about
how you can get new ideas, sample new products and connect with
your peers, visit <a
href="http://www.pendaflex.com">www.Pendaflex.com</a>.

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