# 34. Working With People You'd Never Choose: When You Don't Like Your Team

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Podcast: [Workplace Therapy with Dr. Abby Medcalf](https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-therapy-with-dr-abby-medcalf-7529602)
Published: 2026-07-08T23:00:57+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1223

## Resource

You didn't hire them and you didn't choose them. In some cases, you wouldn't have them over for dinner if your life depended on it. And yet here you are, expected to collaborate, coordinate, and produce results together five days a week. Working with people you genuinely don't like is one of the most universal and least discussed workplace experiences. Today, I'm going to tell you what's actually happening neurologically when certain personalities set off your threat response, why the "just be professional" advice falls so flat, and what actually works when you're stuck with a team you'd never have assembled yourself. ____________________________ Full blog and show notes: https://abbymedcalf.com/working-with-people-you-dont-like-team Grab the free Team Friction Decoder, your one-page tool for identifying what's actually driving the difficult dynamic and where to focus your energy: https://abbymedcalf.com/team-friction-decoder Join my online community, One Love Collective, on Substack: https://abbymedcalf.com/substack . You'll get... ✨ Early drops + ad-free podcast episodes ✨ Worksheets, journal prompts, downloads, and guided visualizations ✨ Community chats and live Q&A calls with Abby _________ Subscribe to the Love Letter and get my little messages each week! https://abbymedcalf.com/loveletter-opt-in/ 👉 Pick up a copy of my new book, Boundaries Made Easy: Your Roadmap to Connection, Ease and Joy: https://abbymedcalf.com/boundaries 👉 Pick up The Workbook: Boundaries Made Easier to use as a companion to the book or as a standalone masterclass: https://abbymedcalf.com/boundaries-workbook 👉 Buy my #1 bestselling book on Amazon, Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing: https://abbymedcalf.com/book ____________________________ Looking for past episode…

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