Why You CAN’T Be FRIENDS With Your Colleagues | The Hop Pod Ep.19

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Is a little office gossip harmful and should you participate in it? In this episode, we breakdown workplace drama and how to deal with colleagues who create a hostile environment for others. Join our hosts as they spill the beans on their past toxic colleagues and how we can deal with these office ‘bullies’.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
00:31 Topic of the day
01:05 Have you experienced working with difficult colleagues?
03:18 What Nic looks for in a competent workplace
04:26 Toxic HR department & lunchtime GOSSIP
05:20 What happens when your HR is your Boss
06:15 The pressure to have lunch with colleagues
08:34 How to stand up for yourself? (Story from Reddit)
10:35 The Question Pod
12:09 Dealing with paggro colleagues
12:48 Do you need to be friends with your colleagues?
13:20 Is it inappropriate to be in a relationship with a colleague?
15:12 Bantering vs bullying
16:30 When does it become harassment?
17:48 How to deal with someone who's creating a toxic environment?
20:24 What if you're the one causing the hostile environment?!
21:40 Main takeaway
22:31 Outro
22:50 Bloopers
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[@YouGotWatch]

Share with us your workplace drama stories! 👇

[@jj7875]

I’m a preschool teacher, new in the ec industry. My centre was unable to find a cleaner for around 3 months now. Thus, my principal instructed all teachers to clean the school(vacuum, mop, sweep, wipe cubbies, wash toilets etc). I found it very disturbing as this cleaning duty was outside of my job scope. I helped for awhile and recently I bought it up to my senior teacher and she told me that I need to be a team player and help out when the school face a difficulty…..

[@sophiaisabelle0227]

We appreciate your insights. You'll always have our support.

[@joytotheworldddd]

And to answer the question. Please report to MOM or TAFEP if there are any work place unfairness and all hahah

[@joytotheworldddd]

I want to say as an HR. it has to depends on how powerful the ops is in the company. If they are bigger and ego, HR no power already la. And of course not all companies are like this. Sadly this happen for me. Is the culture issues ba. Whether you like it and have patience or not is whether the company is suitable for you.
Not suitable then zao ba.

[@arsenal_84]

All I can say that in local banks, the HR will normally side with MD levels. Those rank below the MD will normally get marked by HR for insubordination.

[@angrenee-vh8lc]

It is Not specific to any generation. Work relationships are Not friendships. And bitching is ranting, Not gossiping.

[@YouGotWatch]

10/10

[@goodmoreningg]

Nic always creep in Reddit 😂😂😂 And IG stories 👀😂

[@YouGotWatch]

If Nic is not drinking 3L of water, he's probably on Reddit. It's his favourite pasttime

[@1makeufreak]

Gossip back too

[@leisurecontentviewer]

fire fight fire, lead nowhere

[@marcuskwek3832]

Nic is damn based ahah. Reminds me of an ex-manager of mine who also has a similar haircut xD

[@nicholasyeam]

I had to google what 'based' is lol

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@@nicholasyeamPlease share your insights

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​@@YouGotWatch Means very polite and clever

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