Opponents in every organisation can be found in a disguise of your
colleagues, friends and even they pretend to be your well-wisher.
But that's not your well-wisher they have very secret agenda of their
own, maybe it is against you.
They don't make your life very easy, they want you the land in trouble
for each and every task, The want you to fail miserably so they can make
a fun out of you and even make u scapegoat.
This one of kind peoples is very thirsty for your blood and they are
very cruel beyond your imagination. I always admired healthy competition.
Because your competition will lead you to excellence which cannot be taught in
the institute. It has to be earning in your own way. But your opponents don't
play fairly. Their only agenda is to destroy you or getting your position or
maybe getting your clients, stealing your valuable work.
As in your job you can find and spot this kind of people, they are
always a sweet talker but also a back biter at the same time.
Opponents using every tricks to get you in trouble, watching your
mistakes at micro/nano level and vilify with their supervisor or managers to
destroy you or even to get you in a very troubled position.
You have to be a very aware with your position and your surroundings,
& it must be carefully analysed at the same time.
I classified this kind of people in four different categories.
- Sweet
talkers and backbiters.
- Politicians.
- Lazy.
- Detectives
Sweet Talker & Back-biters.
This kind of opponents always pretend to be very nice with you and
talking very sweet all the time, bosses and their supervisors, they are like a
journalist they give a frame to frame Deeply analysis of your work. They just
want to compare themselves a little bit higher than you.
How to deal with them: needless to say that it keeps
your communication which you, don't share too much information with them it is
dangerous to show your wound to the Predator. Keep your talk your plans with
you only, don't share full information. If you have to share, give just a
little bit of information you can share. Ensure your assignments are fully
prepared, double check for clarity, so the Predator cannot find loopholes.
Politicians
These kinds of people are smart enough to hide themselves and may or may
not be communicating with you directly. They observe your every move every
decision you take and also keep them updated about yourself with various
resources. This kind is always like a Shadow of The Boss. This people are
always spotted with their Boss explaining each and every move, what can be done,
what is going on with other teams etc...
How to deal with them: to score a level with this kind of
people. You need to be updated with your progress assignments. Update your work
regularly with your boss and your real friends, colleagues and make a statement
periodically what you are doing. It implicates that you are aware what you are
doing so this politicians cannot make a game out of you. And sometime you can
also make a move for them. If they are playing the game, periodically you
should also strike with your best moves.
Lazy
The most common kind of opponents in every office in the every corner of
the world are the most idiotic and lazy person. They always come late in the
office with excuses.The excuses come from very vivid imagination of their
mind. They don't complete the work on
time they always stick to the chair and don’t move a little bit. They don't
communicating properly with their colleagues and peers. They are excellent
manipulators. They manipulate their teammates to do the dirty jobs for them.
They always come at last moment with a very pitiful face requesting to complete
assignments for them. And if you say no they can manipulate the boss to do
their job for you.
How to deal with them: you just have to be very clear with
them. You can easily say you are working with your assignment. You don't have a
spare time to do their job. You can go to your boss and saying “I am already
neck to neck with my assignments and I don't have a spare time to do other
assignments even if it even if it is requested by this person”. You just have
to focus on your own task and politely say no.
Detective
This type of opponents you cannot spot them easily. They are so much
hidden in the plain sight. You cannot even imagine what this kind of people are
doing for living. For them job is a second priority. Their first priority is
always to find whatever is useful to the rival camp or the boss. This people
worked very discreetly and communicating deeply & silently that you don't
have any idea. They don't belong to any camp or don't belong to any superiors and
the bosses and the managers. They want to gather information for themselves and
they keep using for the advantage like for the promotion or getting very easy
assignments or getting favors from the superiors. Mainly this kind of people
are very ambitious, they want to grow a short amount of time with the help of
the information and the manipulation.
How to deal with them: in the office culture all colleagues
and her friends are talking casually about every person, assignments, company
policy, the bosses, top management everything you can discuss in the corporate.
You have to maintain your innocence if you are discussing important matter
regarding your current assignment, your growth, your performance appraisal your
boss's trouble and experience with the management, you have to be very careful
what you are saying. Don't talk too much specifically, where more than two
persons are involved. keep a very short but effective communication. You can
discuss with your friend who you can trust but don't share and discuss if more
persons are gathering around u. You have to be very discreet about your talking
and discussing your future plans, current plans and assignment, what would you name
it keep very personal with you and share the information only the person who
can you trust and you have to be use your find sense of wisdom.
This all types are very notorious and want to go under your nerves, but
you have to be very careful and maintain your analytical & polite approach,
so you can fight with a smile.
Closing note: I want to just advise to all of my fellow
professionals, you can complete with anyone but you keep competing with
yourself, keep yourself organised, keep yourself educated keep yourself
enthusiastic to maintain your high level of excellence in the field. When you
are competing with yourself so you cannot imagine you already killed half of
the competition why because you are competing with yourself to keep yourself up
in the position.
