this is what we would like you to brew on today. do you ever want to put an ob incomes shoes person in their place? say nothing. a new study shows it is the silent treatment that is the best way to deal with a person who is goibeing mean to you rat than continuing the conversation. >> that's an interesting one. >> researchers found people who ignore someone who is being offensive actually perform better on other tasks. 45 percent of working adults say they have used the silent treatment at least once in their life. how do you deal with an obnoxious person? tweet them to us at fox friend first shoot us an emai atfoxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will read them later in the show. don't give us the silent treatment, answer us. >> another company dropping part-time employees from the healthcare coverage. is it a trend that is about to get worse? >> prison inmates are not supposed to get paid, are they?