How To Deal With Someone Who Talks Down To You
Get in power if you can
If it’s a landlord who is talking down to you while you ask for repairs, you can just bring the city in to inspect the matter. Then the landlord might be a little nicer to you. If it’s a coworker talking down to you, petition to get some upper hand on this coworker—maybe you can be the shift supervisor and now this coworker must report to you.