It’s understandable that you would want to tune out the constant complaining, but be careful or you could ignore a legitimate gripe.
Fears are allayed, but do something more proactive about managing anxieties before worst-case scenarios turn into self-fulfilling prophecies.
It’s up to you to break the ice. If you don’t, then you and the other party will never settle your differences.
When you focus too much on what’s wrong, you forget about what’s right. Heed a co-worker’s advice and stop making more work for yourself.
You’re used to people dropping everything to help out in a pinch. It’s no longer the case. You have to offer something more appealing.
You’re reading too much into someone’s disinterest. There’s such a thing as being preoccupied. People’s self-absorption has nothing to do with you.
