WSJ: What to Do With a Workplace Whiner
Nothing worse than someone who complains nonstop – so debilitating… 😦
Research shows productivity can be damaged by toiling alongside a chronic complainer. Exposure to nonstop negativity can disrupt learning, memory, attention and judgment, says Robert Sapolsky, a prominent author and professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University. The brain, he says, can only handle so many stimuli at once before it begins losing ability to concentrate or remember—especially if that steady stream of negativity sparks distressing emotions.
Complainers who are highly emotional, or who target a problem that also makes the listener feel wronged, can especially darken a co-worker’s mood, Dr. Sapolsky says
