Your boss passed you over for a promotion you deserved. A coworker steals your thunder and takes credit for your work. An unspoken competition with a teammate is making you miserable.
Whatever the case may be, work can be a demanding place. In fact, people issues are the second-leading cause of workplace stress (behind workload), according to the American Institute of Stress.
Here are nine steps to letting go of grudges and achieving workplace forgiveness.
9 Steps to Achieving Workplace Forgiveness
February 20th, 2015 3 Min readYour boss passed you over for a promotion you deserved. A coworker steals your thunder and takes credit for your work. An unspoken competition with a teammate is making you miserable.
Whatever the case may be, work can be a demanding place. In fact, people issues are the second-leading cause of workplace stress (behind workload), according to the American Institute of Stress.
Here are nine steps to letting go of grudges and achieving workplace forgiveness.
Remember that your goal is to feel better, not to reconcile with the person who upset you or condone their actions. Doing this helps you focus on your happiness rather than trying to fix the situation.
Instead of replaying what happened over and over, figure out a new, positive way to get what you want, whether it’s a promotion, a raise or more respect from your coworkers.
7. Find a positive goal.Author
Lindsay Wilcox
Lindsay Wilcox is a communication professional with experience writing for the healthcare and entertainment industries as well as local government. When she's not circling typos, she's enjoying fish tacos and hanging out with her family.