Al-Jazirah newspaper

An article entitled “22 signs your coworkers secretly hate you” published by Business Insider was translated into several languages in a matter of days after it was first published in English, something that shows the way this issue is widespread across the world in different countries and cultures.

It is impossible for all those around you in the workplace to love you. This is a foregone conclusion; at least that is the nature and diversity of human relationships. There are hidden people around you who hate you for no apparent reason. They may feel challenged by you and want to compete with you without you knowing it. They are bothered by your success even if they do not make you feel this way. When this is the situation, remember that every day at work is like walking through a field full of thorns and mines.

According to the article, be wary of those who do not smile at you naturally and spontaneously like they do with other colleagues. Those who use the stairs when they see you heading to the elevator or waiting for a lift possibly hate you. Those who praise you in your presence and say that you deserve better are in fact expressing their hatred at you staying in this job and wish you would move to another place or occupation. Those who do not look at you directly and continuously when talking to you do not trust you. Those who do not ask about your personal life or pretend in emails that they are serious about you feel jealousy and hatred toward you; they try to tell you how serious they are and that they are actually professional in their dealings. There are those who hate you just because you steal the spotlight in the work environment. There is nothing personal between you and them, they are just trying to align against your ideas and disrupt your work.

Someone might hate you because of how you look or because you look like someone else they hate. There are, in addition, other signs that may not be correct but there are indications that require you to exercise caution.

You do not have to face those whom you discover hate you. You should ignore them and not confront them with the truth that you have discovered. It is enough to coexist with them and to be careful when dealing with them. Do not try to correct their feelings toward you, provided that you really are a person worthy of love. Do not hold any grudges against your peers.