Example of office conflict:
1. They ask you for help responding to a customer inquiry, but you refuse to lend a hand because you are working on a tight deadline and don't want to waste time. There has been tension between you two ever since, and now you need their help on a project, but they're not being very responsive.
2. You're frustrated because your colleague in France keeps messaging you at 5am (your time). They send you seemingly urgent requests when you're sleeping or just waking up, and you're sick of being bombarded with 11 requests before you've even sat down at your desk. You get the vibe they don't like you very much and you don't know how to approach them.
3. You got a promotion that your friend at work was also gunning for. Now things are awkward between you two. You definitely want to keep the friendship going, but they aren't even speaking to you outside of team meetings.
Conflict is sometimes an unavoidable part of our personal lives and our workplace is not immune to it. Yet workplace conflicts are not always easy to resolve. For employees, unresolved work issues often result in hopelessness, job dissatisfaction, depression, and general unhappiness. If left undealt with these issues can lead to aggression, violence, withdrawal and even resignation; causing deeper problems such as: absenteeism, high employee turnover, and company culture deficits.
Here’s a look at five common types of workplace conflicts that you will likely encounter a grow small business
1. Leadership conflict