Should Alex Confront A Sabotaging Coworker?

Our new friend Alex is being undermined at work. They don't know how to handle a coworker who's trying to make them look bad. Conflict is never easy, especially at work. We try to give Alex the recommendations that can bet help them confront a coworker without losing their cool. In the process, Gale comes up with a meditation app where every meditation is guided by Guy Fieri. Caroline channels her inner Marisa Tomei and Anne shares a lesson about the importance of your outside of work relationships with the help of Ugly Betty! 

Alex's Conflict Resolution Tips:

"Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life" by Marshall Rosenberg (book) Caro

Say Ouch! (Tactic) Gale

Laurence Fishburne as Othello (movie) Caro

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (book) Gale

Ugly Betty (tv show) Anne

Calm App (phone application) Guide: Tamara Levit Anne

"White is for Witching" by Helen Oyeyemi (book) Caro

"The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris (book!) Gale

Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend with Kumail Nanjiani (podcast) Anne

"Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" By Mindy Kaling (book) Jack and Diane excerpt Caro

Procedural dramas (tv genre) The Closer (tv show) Nancy Drew (character) Caro

My Cousin Vinny (film) Caro

Miranda Bailey from Grey’s Anatomy, The Time Warp Season 6 (episode), Every woman in The West Wing!, (Characters) Gale

"Provenance" by Mary Ruefle (poem) Anne