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4 co-workers who kill your productivity

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 16:38 IST

From the ones who interfere needlessly to the ones who procrastinate, you'll meet these kinds in every organisation.

Every workplace has those handful of employees that are just plain irritating.

These co-workers won't just not work but also prevent you from working and worse, maybe even destroy your work.

They are nothing but killers of productivity and your time.

Not that they are sadistic; they have it in their character.

We list some of the broad categories of co-workers that are in fact counterproductive to you and the organisation.

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The co-worker who slacks

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This person is mostly seen saying 'Don't worry, it shall all be done!' without even moving his butt an inch.

Life is party for them and office is like the everyday morning party.

They are seen sleeping, relaxing or eating around their desk. More times than not, they are untrustworthy.

The co-worker who overshares

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S/he loves talking about their life, wanting to share everything they did right from childhood till now.

If you become one of their victims you will be able to memorise the details of his/her life and you cannot do a thing about it.

They cut time by jabbering and blabbering and hence decreasing your productivity.

The co-worker who says 'No' all-the-time

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The motivational killers, these guys just love to pull you down.

They would never agree with your ideas, nor would they provide an alternate approach to complete them.

They are seen saying 'That won't work, nope.'

The co-worker who is too full of him/herself

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These people love to be their own love.

They are obsessed with their sense of being and feel the sexiest with their own presence.

They will flex their muscles for you to see their bod, show off their shiny hair and call themselves 'Hot' all the time!

These are the biggest people who just won't understand deadlines.

If you find a specimen of the above sort anywhere, just run!