Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. According to a survey by Olivet Nazarene University, the ...

Reader: I recently joined a team that includes a colleague I’ve known for a few years. He has niche expertise and decades of experience, and the company was lucky to have hired him. He’s also quirky ...

We’ve all worked with someone who makes us roll our eyes, cringe when we see their name in our inbox or dread an upcoming meeting. A difficult co-worker can be unavoidable, but you can gain new ...

If you're trying to do your best at your job, pulling your weight at work and giving it your all, day in and day out — but you perceive that a co-worker is slacking off and being lazy, which impacts ...

Everyone wants to work in a friendly and productive environment, but sometimes even one bad co-worker can make getting your job done seem near impossible. Psychologist Amy Cooper Hakim, an expert on ...

It’s all too common. Agendas conflict, personalities clash. People get hired for their great skills who turn out to have major issues. Whatever the source, when a colleague (or subordinate or boss) is ...

I received a number of requests from readers after last week's column for a follow-up column on how to deal with a difficult co-worker. First, we can all be "difficult" from time to time. It's part of ...

Have you ever worked with someone you considered to be difficult? Chances are good that one or two people spring to mind. As it turns out, these aren’t just people with whom you simply have a ...

Here’s a roundup of answers to five questions from readers. 1. I don’t want to meet with my controlling co-worker I have a colleague who does basically the same work I do — we’re in the same unit, ...

Dear Annie: I work with a woman who, for some reason, is absolutely desperate to hoard all the work, all day, every day. “Geri” answers the phone on a half a ring. If something comes out of the fax, ...

Working on a team can raise many questions. How can you and your teammates be there for each other as deadlines loom? What’s the right way to ask for and provide help? How do you walk the fine line ...