By: Matt See
Online Career Tips Staff
I used to have this boss early in my career that would frustrate the heck out of me.
I would work hours and hours on a project and put it up for her approval. When she would shoot the project down I would get so visually frustrated about it, I would almost shut completely down. Her famous line was, “Hey, it’s not a popularity contest!â€
Today this got me thinking. Even though she truly wasn’t the best boss in the world, this really is a very useful piece of information.
Easing into the working world, we have a tendency to treat our work life like our personal life. We want the folks at our new office to like us just like we want our classmates/friends to like us. This seems like it is all well and good because it is something that we have been doing our whole lives. When it comes to work it is completely the wrong way of thinking.
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Don’t get me wrong, I think you should fit in at your office and have a good working relationship with your co-workers, but trying to be the most popular employee in the office can cause definite problems.
To succeed in this transformation of thinking, you need to remember one key point; you are at work to work! Sounds easy I know. But honestly, if you spend most of your time at work worrying about what everyone else thinks of you your work will slack and you will not succeed.
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Chime in on a conversation or stop by and say hey to a fellow co-worker during the day to build a team atmosphere. Remember, it is nice to have good working relationships with your co-workers, just don’t let that dominate your 9 to 5 day.
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