Passive-Aggressive Colleague

A passive-aggressive colleague operates through indirect hostility — sarcasm, silent treatment, backhanded compliments, strategic incompetence. They avoid direct confrontation while ensuring you feel their displeasure through a thousand small cuts.

The counter-strategy for passive-aggression is direct, calm clarity. Name the behavior without attacking the person: "I noticed the report was submitted late after our conversation about priorities." Factual, specific, unarguable.