How Do You Handle A Difficult Co-Worker?

Most of us have encountered difficult co-workers at one job or another. Gossip, back-stabbing, tedious monologues, unsolicited advice and other obnoxious behaviors seem to run rampant in many workplaces. How do you handle difficult co-workers? One reader asks advice on this in the forum, so feel free to stop by and offer your best advice, or check out my suggestions on conflict resolution and dealing with a difficult co-worker.

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