Welcome to episode 3 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers.

I'm your host Angela Watson. I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth

into the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead.

Today I'm going to share some thoughts on how to deal with negative coworkers who are constantly complaining.

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Now let's take into our topic for this week. Whether it's in the teachers lounge

or staff meetings or passing one another in the hallway,

even a short conversation with a negative teacher can be totally draining.

Everyone complains from time to time, of course, but I'm talking about those colleagues who never have anything positive to say, and they just seem determined to tear everyone down.

I want to give you some tips to help you head off those chronically complaining

coworkers at the pass.

First off, seek out those positive fun people.

And if you're in a staff meeting or some other kind of gathering for the teachers,

find them in the room and sit near them.

If the main conversation starts find them in the room and sit near them.

If the main conversation starts devolving into something that you don't want to listen to,

you can just strike up a quiet discussion with the person next to you.

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