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Hebba is the Chief People Officer at Workweek and founder and creator of “I Hate it Here.” A version of this post ran in her weekly newsletter, which has over 115,000 subscribers and focuses on how HR/People teams can build great work cultures.
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Do you have that one coworker who just… confuses you?
Like every interaction feels a little off, and you catch yourself thinking, why is this so hard or why are they doing that???
Been there far too many times. I once had this coworker who would take forever to make a decision and slow down every process by at least one week. It infuriated me.
TBH a lot of work friction doesn’t usually come from the work itself.
It usually stems from how we work together.
Like:
❌ They’re moving too fast, you’re moving carefully and trying to be strategic, and now you’re both frustrated.
❌ The deadlines weren’t the issue, it was the lack of clarity on who was doing what and when.
❌ You want to whiteboard and ideate. They want a spreadsheet, and desire clarity in rows and columns.
❌ You’re focused on the “how,” they’re obsessed with the “why,” and now things
