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I think you're not going to want to hear this, but it's not your monkey, not your circus. Tell the friend that keeps complaining that you'd prefer that they take it up with the other co-worker because you don't have a problem with it. Also, that you don't really want to listen to it. You're going to have to have a backbone here because your co-worker is the one with the problem, not you.
No, but it is frustrating to be in the middle of it when they used to both get along and it was a nice place to be every day. It's especially shitty because I looked forward to seeing them every.day.
Telling the "hardworking" one that I don't want to hear about it any more is a decent idea. Honestly I hadn't thought about it. I'll have to remember to do that the next time she complains.
Unfortunately it still won't help with the issue of the tension in the room when they are together. I don't know how to force myself to be happy in a lonely corner by myself and ignore that part. Would appreciate some thoughts on that if you had any.
When you take yourself out of the equation, I'd put money on them working it out. You guys are in bad habits.
Edit: Sorry, didn't see this part:
That tension is them not getting along, you're going to have to decide to get along with them individually and make it light when you're with each other one on one. It's not the 3 of you if one of you isn't into that, it's 2 of you at a time.
I also think that you can't bring back the old times, hopefully they decide to do that. But if they don't, you have to have a back up plan of making work fun for you without them getting along.
Doubtful. The hardworking one doesn't confront people when she has an issue with something. I'm not really purposefully "in the equation" to begin with though. I just exist in the space where it's happening.
Sorry, what do you mean by this?
I also edited that post, but
There isn't much you can do with that except be kind and clear that you're not going to either and you like them both so you don't want to hear about the other.
Bad habits would be,
Well I appreciate you very much for the advice.
Unfortunately, it turns out that one of them just quit so this whole post is moot now. If only I had waited a few days to post then all of this wouldn't be necessary.
I'm also sad to lose one of the people I care about.
Yw, that's too bad, I hope you still like work.
You may think you’re “just receiving” info when you listen, but listening is an active thing. You are sending signals when you listen, and you have the ability to shut down the words coming your way.
You are participating whether you chose to or not. By being a receptive audience to the message, you’re cultivating the message. In this case the message is “Hey let’s have a negativity party”.
Actually it can. If you shut down your own participation, it can affect the whole room.
A big part of that tension is the two of them looking for commiseration from you in their gripes about the other. I bet if you declare yourself to not be a conduit for this energy, it will diffuse the whole thing.
Sometimes, one of the best things you can do for a person is pop their bubble. If you tell the complainer that you don’t want to hear her complaints, it might even end the complaints in her own head too.
It's even more awkward than that. It's only the "hardworking" one doing the complaining. The "lazy" one doesn't talk behind the other's back like that.
That's an interesting thought! I doubt it will make them completely go away, but perhaps it may lessen them.