“And so I ask myself: 'Where are your dreams?' And I shake my head and mutter: 'How the years go by!' And I ask myself again: 'What have you done with those years? Where have you buried your best moments? Have you really lived?"
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, White Nights
What you don’t do at
work can be just as important as what you do when it comes to your
behavior. How you interact with other employees and managers can help
you get noticed and climb the company ladder. Manage your workplace
behavior, as well as your work responsibilities, to make yourself known
as a productive team player who might be management material.
Follow the Rules
Get a
copy of your company policy manual or ask for any written policies and
procedures and get to know them inside and out. Just because everyone
else might be violating a particular policy doesn’t mean management
won’t eventually clamp down. If and when that happens, you don’t want to
be known as one of the rule breakers who caused them to address the
problem. Follow common sense rules, even when it comes to little things
such as keeping your desk clean, not leaving cups or dishes in the break
room sink, dressing professionally and putting paper in the copy
machine when you empty it.
Practice Good Attendance
Get
to work early instead of cutting it close everyday. Not only will you
avoid coming in late, you’ll also get noticed as someone who’s
responsible and ready to get to work. Don’t take long lunches even if
your coworkers are doing it. Use a polite excuse such as, “I’ve got to
get some emails out soon,” rather than lecturing peers who stretch
lunches. Don’t watch the clock or “wind down” toward the end of the day.
If you have your coat on five minutes before it’s time to go and you’re
chatting with coworkers, your boss will know you likely stopped working
15 minutes or more early.
Don’t
start gossip, repeat it or respond to it. Even if you only listen and
comment to others, coworkers who get caught gossiping might defend
themselves by saying, “But John thinks so, too!” In addition to personal
gossip, don’t discuss other’s work habits, mistakes the company has
made, or your disappointment with your boss, responsibilities, pay or
bonus. Don't reveal too much about your personal life, either. The less
people know about your relationships, hobbies, family members or
politics, the less gossip material they will have on you.
Volunteer
Asking
coworkers if they need any help, or asking supervisors if you can take
on extra responsibility, shows you are committed not only to doing your
job well but also helping the company succeed. This is known as taking
initiative and shows that you are more than a worker drone or an
employee with no drive. Don’t offer to help if it will affect your
ability to get your own work done, however. Helping others is no excuse
for not meeting your responsibilities. Only offer help when you know you
have the time to provide it.
Schedule Your Week
Create
a to-do list each week and schedule when each task needs to be
completed to ensure your work gets done. Even if you’re a conscientious
worker, others might not hold up their end of the workload, and this can
throw off your timetable. Create Plan B scenarios to be able to handle
problems, such as a coworker or supplier not delivering what they
promised. For example, if you have a project due on Thursday afternoon
and need some numbers from accounting to finish the project, don’t ask
accounting for the numbers by Thursday morning. Request them for
Wednesday delivery, giving you Thursday as a backup date in the event
computers crash, someone takes a sick day or a peer simply forgets your
request.
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