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Face it-your coworkers have the ability to either make your day sail by in a litany of laughter or turn eight hours into an eternity. When you spend more than 40 hours a week with the same people, personality clashes are bound to arise now and again. But when staff start to dread coming to work or spend more time arguing, grousing, or being disagreeable, your whole practice can suffer. The solution to this stressful staffing situation: Learn to manage individual personalities.