Oh the ways to $%*&-off your co-workers, the possibilities are endless. Just like family you don’t get to pick your co-workers and yet you need to find a way to get along with them. Following are the top ten ways that are sure to tork-off your fellow working brethren:
1)Gossip

2)When someone asks you a question and really need your assistance be vague with your response. ?Following is an actual instant messaging conversation that I had with an I.T. professional at one of the companies I worked for as a consultant:
Kelly: Hi Guy, I’ve been informed that you might know if our email tool for the recruiting database has been repaired.
Guy: Email tool?
Kelly: Yes, that is the term that has been referred to me as what is causing our
recruiting database to not function with the candidate employment applications.
The recruiting team has not been able to receive their candidate’s employment
Application into the database.
Guy: Oh, that.
Kelly: Yes, ‘that’. It has been a serious issue that we desperately need resolved as soon
as possible. Do you happen to know if this issue has been resolved.
Guy: No, not completely.
Kelly: Thanks.
I wanted to sign off, ‘Thanks for nothing!’. He could have referred me to the correct person that could answer our question. He could have clarified approximately how much longer it would take to resolve the problem. He could have taken my phone number and promised to call and email me when he knew the problem has been solved. He could have done a lot of things other than leave me hanging in the wind wondering what to do next.

3)Undermine others by being passive/aggressive. For example, act like you are someone’s friend but then turn around and make fun of their mistakes during a team meeting. To make matters worse you are the one that can assist the person so they can learn how not to make the mistake again but you refuse to lend a helping hand.

4)Don’t carry your weight in a team project.

5)Act like your personal life is more important than your team member’s such as constantly having reasons for not putting in extra hours while other team members pitch in working late or on the week-ends in order to get the job done on time.

6)Have poor hygiene.

7)Talk on the speaker phone so everyone can hear.

8)Start a conversation…that never ends, keeping your co-worker from getting their work completed.

9)Be a depressing, deadbeat, negative drag!

10) Complain about your co-workers to their boss without first approaching the co-worker to try and resolve whatever issue is at hand, aka: be a crybaby