Most offices have someone who constantly complains. The risk is emotional contagion, where we absorb and imitate the ...

Even if you generally like your job, work is still work. Day after day of clocking in makes it easy to get bogged down with everything you don’t like. It certainly doesn't help if your workplace is ...

We all know what it feels like to have a bad day at work. Instead of wearing rose-colored glasses, you’re wearing red-colored glasses. Everything—and everyone—aggravates you at your job. You’re ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. With burnout hitting record highs, employees are reaching a ...

A downer is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. No matter how smart or experienced this ...

Leaders at First 5 Shasta are helping local professionals handle workplace negativity. They had a free event on Thursday morning on managing bad attitudes in the workplace, called Smart Start! How to ...

"I'm getting to the end of my patience," Dan,* the head of sales for a financial services firm, told me. "There is so much opportunity here—the business is growing, the work is interesting, and ...

We all have them: Those people in our lives who seem to consistently drain our energy and leave us feeling depleted. Whether it’s a perpetually pessimistic friend, a family member prone to complaining ...