Anyone work with an absolutely miserable fellow associate? Partners I can handle (and the ones I work for are respectful) but I work with a peer who is just a psycho.

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Toxic associates above you are often worse than toxic partners for a number of reasons. The partnership rat race brings out the worst in many.

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I work with a toxic associate too. She frowns when she sees anyone, doesn’t respond when you say hi, and seems to have no interest in making any friends. She’s also extremely coercive in her emails. I’m hoping the time away from the office from covid will make her nicer.

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What does he or she do that is psychotic?

Are you the psycho?

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