Weekly Goals

Getting up at 4 AM is pretty close to impossible for me but I am going to make this happen. I’ve been going to bed a bit earlier the last couple of nights and have been carpooling so I’ve been having to leave earlier than normal.

The people at work are a bit weirded out by my new earlier arrival time at the office. It’s amazing because as much as I thought they were there at the ridiculous 8:30 am start time, they really only got there a couple of minutes before me. Makes all the shit they gave me a joke.

Anyway, I think I need to meditate a bit. Reduce the amount of stress I carry around with myself. Or just not let things bother me as much as they do. There is someone at work that puts a lot of people on an emotional roller coaster and it’s not possible to not engage with this person. There are some things I found to handle a diva at work.

These three tips are via

1. Always bring it back to the work.

The workplace diva likes drama and lots of it, all the time. When this employee tries to pull you into yet another argument or their latest “he said, she said” controversy, always bring it back to the work by saying, “I’m really sorry to hear that, but about the project…” Don’t let yourself get ensnared in this employee’s ongoing dramarama.

2. Don’t take it personally.

Drama queens can veer away from the professional to take personal swipes at colleagues and customers (“…and did you see her haircut!? 1985 called and it wants its hair back”). This employee can have an underlying mean streak and doesn’t mind being catty, cutting people down and then crying foul, or starting to cry, when they feel similarly attacked. When the workplace diva veers away from the professional into the personal, always pull him or her back toward the professional (“I don’t know about her hair, but she sure has been working hard on [insert name of project]”).

3. Don’t feed the beast.

Everyone in the office is there to work, not to lay roses at this employee’s feet. The more you indulge these drama-seekers, the more they’ll come to expect. In some ways, you’ll have to manage these co-workers like you would a three-year-old who still sees the world from a me-centric perspective, isn’t shy about having tantrums at the worst possible moments, and never, ever likes to share. Juice boxes and fruit snacks are optional.