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Date published: October 29, 2007 |
How to Win Friends and Influence Coworkers
by Lee Alderon
When working in an office with other people you have to learn to get along, no one wants to be the odd person in the office. Here are some tips that will help you get along with your fellow coworkers, and keep you on the boss's good side.
Disturbing the Peace: The biggest complaint in any office is usually people disturbing the peace and quiet in the office. People thing that because they are in a cubicle they can talk on their cell phones or play a radio and no one will hear them. I am here to tell you this could not be further from the truth. The people around you can hear every word of your phone calls and hear every note from your radio, and no matter how nice you think the music is the people around you may not think so. Try to keep personal calls to your break time or walk out of the office when you have to take a personal call, and if your boss allows you to listen to the radio use headphones so you do not disturb the other people in the office.
Office Rumors: Every day people lose their jobs for talking about other people they work with and spreading rumors. When you work in an office anything you tell someone will eventually come back to you, and if you say something bad about another coworker they will eventually find out that you are the one who said it, and if they complain it is called creating a hostile workplace and not only can you get fired but you and the company can get sued for it,; even if what you said was the truth. If you hear something, keep it to yourself and you will not have any problems.
Non-Company Correspondences: In the last 15 years, it has become common for employees to have access to the internet at each employee's desk. Employees have taken advantage of this to the point that it would be imposable to fire every worker who was caught emailing friends during the work day. This does not mean that you should take advantage of this and spend all day on your personal email. Remember be fair to the company and it will usually be fair to you. Don't expect to get a raise or promotion when you spend several hours at your desk online with non-work related things.
Work is Not a Social Event: It is one thing to be away from your desk for a business related reason, but no boss is going to put up with a worker who is always at someone else's desk or hanging around the break room. This will make a boss think they are paying you for nothing and you will son find yourself in the unemployment line.
Food: When I used to work in an office I often had to work thru my lunch and eat at my desk to get things done on time. As much as I hated to have to do it what was I going to do things have to get done on time. When this happens to you make sure the food you bring into the office is overly aromatic. The last thing you want is for someone to make a complaint to human resources, because you had some food in the office that bothered someone. This may seem silly, but trust me I have seen this happen.
Cologne and Perfume: Work is not a night club. Many of the people you share your office space with may be fine with the smell of your perfume or cologne, but some people do not like the smell and depending how strong the smell is, it can give some people headaches, so whenever possible please do not wear any strong scents to the office.
Cubicle Decorations: Our cubicle is not your own personal space it is a place of business. There is no reason to fill your cubicle with little knick knacks to make it more like home. Here is a little secret your boss does not want you to feel at home he wants you to feel like you are at work. When you feel more relaxed most people are less productive, and when people visit the office it does not look professional.
Before you do anything in the office always ask yourself if it could in any way bother a fellow worker if the answer is yes then do not show it. No one wants to lose their job over something stupid.
After 3 years of writing Online Casino reviews Lee Alderon now plays at Casinos Online professionally for a living.
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