The latest articles on DEV Community by Bruno Almeida (@bbbbruni). https://dev.to/bbbbruni https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F39081%2F1ae0578c-f4f8-4b03-9d18-68900e1a53d6.jpeg https://dev.to/bbbbruni en Bruno Almeida Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:31:12 +0000 https://dev.to/bbbbruni/stop-being-a-toxic-person-start-to-have-empathy-54h9 https://dev.to/bbbbruni/stop-being-a-toxic-person-start-to-have-empathy-54h9 <p>On our daily work we usually share ideas, do some pair programming and conversation about problems we have to fix or something we're struggling with. It's normal, great and at the end the day/talk when you fix the problem or solve your doubt, is just amazing.</p> <p>This kind of situation involves a lot of contribution, team work and the most important thing, <em>EMPATHY</em>.</p> <p>A lot of people work together and at some companies there are a lot of toxic people who's there to bring other person down, although the toxic person even realize that behavior, he/she is there and is being bad for someone.</p> <p>I've been working with toxic people on my entire career and the feeling of having a conversation with the person is almost always a bad thing, at the end of the conversation I feel sad and anxious because I can't do nothing to not create a embarrassing situation on my team or work.</p> <p>This kind of people sometimes needs help, telling them to stops being like that and have empathy for someone is something that could help, not directly but talking with your manager/team leader is valid.</p> <h2> ☔️ I'm telling that because I want to know from you guys if it's common at your work this kind of situation and how to tell someone that's being toxic to stops and start to be better? ☔️ </h2> <p><em>(I know some people can't change, but a lot of people don't know they are toxic)</em></p> discuss empathy Bruno Almeida Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:20:01 +0000 https://dev.to/bbbbruni/how-to-keep-motivation-521 https://dev.to/bbbbruni/how-to-keep-motivation-521 <p>Over the past few weeks/months I'm started to be confused and king of unmotivated on how to keep my motivation on things that I'd like to do outside of my daily work at a company.</p> <p>How do you keep yourself motivated and what king of advice do you have to continue personal projects and always learn new things, and not get out of the ~rails~?</p> career advice discuss