Dealing with Difficult Colleagues By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 11, 2012May 31, 2022 Categories: Avoiding burnout, General Interest, Relationships Tags: boundaries at work, conflict at work, conflict avoidance, difficult colleagues, disrespect at work, handling difficult colleagues, idiot bosses, win-win at work, win-win with crazy people Leave a comment What You Can Do About It Too often, work stress and burnout involve problems with coworkers, and problems will arise from time to time wherever people are working together. Although “difficult” is indeed in the eye of the beholder,