There are several types of difficult people at work; a difficult coworker can be the slow one, or the overly perfectionist, or the extremely demanding or the lazy one. Many of those I consider harmless or avoidable; in the sense that they don't really obstruct¹ your progress and in most cases you can find a way around their difficulty.

职场里有各种各样难搞的人，有的是慢性子，也有的重度完美主义者，也有极度苛刻或懒惰的人。我认为这些人大部分都没有害处，也是可以避免的，前提是只要他们没有阻碍到你的工作进程，那么大多数情况下你都能找到应付这些人的方法。

I don't believe there's a recipe to deal with them, since your success rate depends on several factors: how open your organization is, how long you've been in the job and how much credibility those jerks have in the org, but here are some tips that I follow which I believe help contain their potential damage:

我并不认为有以一敌百的方法能对付他们，因为你的成功几率取决于这些因素：公司的开明程度，你的年资，还有这些怪咖在公司里的风评，不过我还是有一些值得参考的小建议，因为我相信它们能帮助我预防他们的潜在危害：

Don't be Reactive:

•别急于反驳：

You tend to make more mistake when you respond immediately to their mean actions/remarks. It's statistical², so don't do it. If it's in a meeting and you have to say something, wait extra 5 seconds before you utter your words. It makes all the difference in the world.

如果你直接反击他们的举动或评论，你就很有可能犯更多的错误。这是符合统计学原理的，所以别这么傻。如果这是在会议里而你必须说点什么，那就先等5秒钟再把你想说的说出来。最终的结果会截然不同。

•Think About Positive Things:

•多想想正面的事情：

The sole purpose of those assholes is to make you panic and activate³ your reptilian⁴ amygdala.

那些混蛋唯一的目的就是让你感到恐惧然后刺激你。

•Absorb Them:

•理解他们：

Being tolerate may help you reach a higher goal.

小不忍则乱大谋。忍一忍，就能达到更高的目标。

•Give Them Something:

•给他们一些反馈：

It's all about damage containment⁵ here. Jerks will continue to exist in any working place. So you need to deal with them and sometimes give them what they want. Occasionally, they ask for legitimate⁶ things. Always examine your response to them before saying the easy "No". Yes, even with jerks, you have to be objective.

这里应付的都是损害性的打击。怪咖们还会一直存在于任何的职场环境中。因此你要应付他们，有时候还得满足他们的需求。他们偶尔会提出一些合理的要求。然后总会在说“不”之前测试你的反应。没错，即使对付怪咖，你也得保持客观的态度。

If they ask for something that doesn't make sense and doesn't require a lot of effort from your end, give it to them! By doing that, you win more than what you lose.

如果他们的要求根本不合理，而且完全不需要你过多的精力，那就满足他们吧！只有这样，你获得的才会比你失去的多。

•Plan Your Way Out:

•拟定解决方案：

If this guy is your direct superior, things can become really shitty, and you'll reach to the point where you dread⁷ coming to work. Unfortunately, getting out of such situation may requires long-term planning. Devise an ambitious career plan to help you get out: build relationships with other people in the organization, explore other opportunities with great teams. Don't give up and always reach out to people.

如果这个难搞的人恰好是你的直属上司，那么事情就真的有点难搞了，你很有可能落于你所一直恐惧的境地。很不幸的是，想要逃离这样的窘境可能需要长期的计划。那就好好进行职业规划，帮助自己脱离窘境：在公司里与其他同事建立良好的关系，在杰出的团队里寻找其他机会。千万不要放弃，并且要多去接触人。

•Work Hard:

•努力工作：

Nothing shows off more than your hard work. At the end of the day, companies care about your actual tangible⁸ deliverable. The positive impact of your hard work dwarfs⁹ the noise caused by jerks around you trying to screw you over.

没有什么比勤劳的工作更能代表你的表现了。不管如何，公司最终只会关注你的实际工作业绩。工作上的成绩能让那些想法设法打倒你的小人闭嘴。