Asking for advice, I am not the most outgoing person but I am naturally bubbly,
My problem is with my coworkers, I am nice to them, but everytime they do me wrong and talk shit about me, now I don't want to be rude, or attack them bc i can't handle a toxic environment more than the current swamp. So I planned to distance myself, get quieter, but that clashes with my personality, I easily get pulled into talking. (We work very close to each other, and have to talk sometimes,)
i am trying to listen to podcasts while working, (unimportant to not interfere with my work) so I would hear less, but it's not always efficient.
Any easy tips to follow to not talk a lot or quiet down?