- You think about what is being said to you, and you try to improve it.
- You feel hurt, but you try not to show it in front of your colleagues.
- You will start defending your work even though you know it could make the situation worse.
- If the criticism is objective, you try to accept it and work on it, but you still feel tension.
- You will try to respond with humor to lighten the situation, even if it doesn't always work.
