Deal with Passive Aggressive
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What is passive-aggressive behaviour? What are some of the signs?
Passive-aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them.
More info in Mayo Clinic website https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/passive-aggressive-behavior/faq-20057901
Typical passive-aggressive coworker behaviors include things like:
Snarky comments
Bitter, critical, or demeaning humor
Withholding information
Backhanded compliments
Sabotaging your success by failing to meet a commitment
Some good articles about how to deal with people with passive-aggressive behaviours
Stay calm
Focus on the work
Use language carefully