Sometimes at work, we disagree with our colleagues.
I definitely think that everyone's ideas are worth something, and it's definitely worth disagreeing with your peers.
Generally, I don't like confrontation, and sometimes I worry if I disagree with someone, they might think I'm criticising them as a person.
There's this idea that people with authority always have things right, you know, imposter syndrome.
Today on office English, we're talking about how you can keep things professional when disagreements happen at work.
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I'm Pippa.
And I'm Phil.
And in this episode, we're talking about disagreements of work.
Of course, we never disagree, do we, Pippa?
No, we never disagree.
We never have a crossword.
But different opinions at work aren't always a bad thing, Phil.
Sometimes you want different perspectives on a problem.
Sometimes you want to hear what other people have to say, even if you don't agree.
The problem, I guess, comes when a disagreement gets in the way of the work getting done.
Today we're going to talk about how to express your opinion.
Disagree politely and, if necessary, complain about a colleague at work, all while staying professional, of course.
And it's important to say that we're speaking from a british cultural context.