In the workplace, respect and equal treatment of every colleague are basic principles, regardless of the opponent's position or background. If you want to maintain a professional distance in the workplace while avoiding unnecessary troubles due to differences in academic qualifications, you can refer to the following suggestions： --- ### **1. Maintain courtesy and respect, and clarify workplace boundaries** -**Treat everyone equally**: Education does not define a person's value. Maintenance personnel may have a wealth of practical experience or professional skills. Interact with them with courtesy and respect, and avoid showing a sense of superiority. -**Focus on work communication**: Limit the content of communication to the scope of work (such as maintenance needs, equipment problems, etc.), and avoid private topics or non-essential socializing. --- ### **2. Professional communication to avoid excessive personalization** -**Express your needs in professional language**: For example, "Hello, can you help check the air conditioner?" Thank you" instead of a small talk-style conversation. -**Avoid separate social scenes**: If you do not need to eat together or participate in non-work-related activities, you can submit maintenance requirements through email or the company's system to reduce the chance of face-to-face small talk. --- ### **3. Reduce passive contact through rules** -**Go through the formal process**: Submit maintenance applications through the administrative department or the property system, rather than directly contacting individuals, to reduce private intersections. -**Communicate in public**: If you need to communicate in person, choose an office or other open area to keep the dialogue transparent and professional. --- ### **4. Reflect on potential biases and adjust your mentality** -If you deliberately alienate others simply because of differences in academic qualifications, it may appear narrow. What really needs to be vigilant in the workplace is improper behavior (such as lack of professionalism, blurred boundaries, etc.), not academic qualifications themselves. -You can observe whether the other party does have behaviors that do not conform to workplace norms (such as excessive privacy and small talk affecting work), and then decide how to deal with it. --- ### **5. Maintain one's own professional image** -**Principle of consistency**: Maintain the same courtesy but moderate distance from all colleagues (including cleaning, security, etc.) to avoid being misunderstood as targeting a specific group. -**Focus on your job**: By efficiently completing your own tasks to build workplace credibility, others will naturally pay more attention to your professional abilities than social relationships. --- ###**Key reminder** Interpersonal relationships in the workplace should be based on mutual respect and professional collaboration. If the other party has out-of-line behavior (such as frequent interruptions, improper speech), it can be resolved through coordination by the human resources department or superiors, rather than just adopting an alienating attitude due to differences in academic qualifications. Respecting others while guarding one's own boundaries is the mature way to deal with it.