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The 25 Species of Coworkers
Alice Handley and Kayla Baxter
They might be lurking over your shoulder in ICU or getting your prescription organization system all wrong. They could be nagging you daily or haunting your dreams at night. That’s right, the people you work with have the power to influence, annoy, inspire, and scare the living daylights out of you (work nightmares, anyone?).
Since you’re stuck with them 40 hours a week (at least!) you might as well understand them. We’ve come up with a field guide to the most common species of coworkers, no matter where you work. These types transcend every type of workplace — we guarantee you’ll find a few you recognize.
AllHealthcare_Editor
3 months ago
150 comments
Thanks, Melissa! That's awesome! Glad you and your co-workers liked it! :)
dentalgrl
4 months ago
6 comments
I love this article! I sent it to 2 of my co-workers and we are gonna print it out and post it in our breakroom at work so everyone can comment on whice "species" we each fall under. We think it would be a fun game to play at work :)
Lisallc2064
4 months ago
4 comments
good article...amusing and true....good advice....
telmagazio
4 months ago
44 comments
Wonderfull article, very informative. Good guide for anyone. Thanks
saem
4 months ago
10 comments
Despite this article's advice, I wouldn't take pictures of embarrassing party behavior and show them to the boss. That's just being somewhere between the "suck up" and the "smiling backstabber" and will create more problems and hard feelings than it solves. The partier situation will likely take care of itself, as the article suggests.
Cameron01
4 months ago
72 comments
ugh, i HATE the smiling backstabber!!!!!! and thats exactly the terminology i would use for those types. i used to work with a girl who'd be so nice to you face-to-face then totally throw you under the bus if any problem arose.
these are definitely the worst types of people to work with. and the best advice is to STAY CLEAR!!!