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I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other, either professionally or personally. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn't seem to help. From what I've heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn't need to say hello or greet her.

My manager--and the other managers-- are aware of this problem but no action has been taken. These coworkers don't NEED to communicate on a day to day basis, but I feel having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people havw been working here for 20+ years, so its more challenging to deal with situations like these. Clarification: they have been on the same team for the past seven years. They havent been talking to each other for the past few. Thank you for any input.

I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other, either professionally or personally. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn’t seem to help. From what I’ve heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn’t need to say hello or greet her.

My manager — and the other managers — are aware of this problem, but no action has been taken. These coworkers don’t need to communicate on a day-to-day basis, but I feel that having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people have been working here for more than 20 years, on the same team for the past seven, and not talking for the past few, so it’s a challenging situation to deal with.

I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn't seem to help. From what I've heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn't need to say hello or greet her.

My manager--and the other managers-- are aware of this problem but no action has been taken. These coworkers don't NEED to communicate on a day to day basis, but I feel having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people havw been working here for 20+ years, so its more challenging to deal with situations like these. Clarification: they have been on the same team for the past seven years. They havent been talking to each other for the past few. Thank you for any input.

I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other, either professionally or personally. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn't seem to help. From what I've heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn't need to say hello or greet her.

My manager--and the other managers-- are aware of this problem but no action has been taken. These coworkers don't NEED to communicate on a day to day basis, but I feel having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people havw been working here for 20+ years, so its more challenging to deal with situations like these. Clarification: they have been on the same team for the past seven years. They havent been talking to each other for the past few. Thank you for any input.

I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn't seem to help. From what I've heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn't need to say hello or greet her.

My manager--and the other managers-- are aware of this problem but no action has been taken. These coworkers don't NEED to communicate on a day to day basis, but I feel having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people havw been working here for 20+ years, so its more challenging to deal with situations like these. Thank you for any input.

I recently acquired a team that management is aware has interpersonal problems. There are two coworkers that do not even talk to each other. The previous supervisor got these two to a mediator, but it didn't seem to help. From what I've heard, coworker A refuses to acknowledge or talk to coworker B. Coworker B has even tried to make amends and even say hello, but coworker A said she doesn't need to say hello or greet her.

My manager--and the other managers-- are aware of this problem but no action has been taken. These coworkers don't NEED to communicate on a day to day basis, but I feel having this sort of tension within the team is not reflective of an effective and professional team. I obviously cannot force them to talk to each other, but is there anything I can do to make the situation better? I work in government, and these people havw been working here for 20+ years, so its more challenging to deal with situations like these. Clarification: they have been on the same team for the past seven years. They havent been talking to each other for the past few. Thank you for any input.