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writes:this sounds silly but its worrying me. ok my good friend transferred to another department recently and is working with a new group of people-i may be joining him soon. what bothers me is he says theres a couple of people there hes had run-ins with and that he not keen on but whenever i see them with him i dont get that impression-for example one guy who ive never really liked because hes cocky and boastful was supposed to have made a derogatory comment about my friends daughter and he said he didnt like him and had, had words with him yet when i see them together theyre laughing and joking away. when i asked him he aid he was playing along and wants to give him the impression everythings ok now since he still has to work with him but he still doesnt like him ? is this right im so confused !
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reader, kesson  +, writes (21 February 2011):
In some jobs, keeping the facade of niceness is absolutely critical. In my old line of work, just about everyone had at least one other person they HATED to be around. We'd get over it and get the mission done.
If we didn't, we'd fail or worse. At one of my assignments there was an argument between two off-duty troops and one shot the other! An extreme example for sure, but I'd say it illustrates perfectly the need to keep things civil.
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reader, Thisdizzle +, writes (21 February 2011):
Actually, co-workers hide how they really feel about each other all the time. It just makes seeing each other every day easier by removing the stress of confrontation. Also, sometimes people step out of line, someone else calls them on it, so they stand down, than everyone moves on. Don't read too much into it.
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