If you are planning for a long time stay late on workplace, It would be advisable for you to become familiar with what you should never do in the workplace:
Don't constantly resort to small-scale deception
Many employees always try to justify themselves to management rather than admit their own mistakes. For this reason, many, instead of saying the phrase “Sorry, I completely forgot to do this,” say “I didn’t receive your request by email,” etc. Remember that any of your information can be checked if desired.
Do not appropriate work supplies
You should not appropriate work supplies such as folders, pens, notebooks and other stationery, because if management notices this fact, it will clearly not have a positive impact on your reputation. In the eyes of management, you will probably remain an unreliable person with whom you must always be on guard.
Don't put the blame on someone else
Learn to be responsible for your actions, and if suddenly one of your employees advised or suggested something incorrectly to you, you should not immediately admit to management that it was not your fault, but that this or that colleague advised you to do so. If you shift the blame onto your colleagues, then, firstly, you will strain relations with them, and, secondly, management will form the opinion that you are not capable of making decisions on your own and are not capable of being responsible for your own actions.
Don't spread gossip
Don't spread gossip in the workplace or support gossipers. Take a neutral position when discussing management or work colleagues, because your words may be retold in a completely different context by the gossipers themselves. For this reason, do not give the slightest reason to compromise you.
You shouldn’t take a day at your own expense simply because you want to sleep
You should not abuse the trust of your management and periodically do not go to work due to poor health, when you just want to sleep longer, stay at home, and relax.
Do not go to work due to illness
You shouldn't go to work when you have the flu, for example, because you put your colleagues at risk, who may also get the flu. In other words, show respect to your colleagues and do not come to work if you have any infectious disease.
Do not break equipment or abuse company resources
You should not fix any technical problems yourself, but call a specialist. You should not abuse company resources (paper, printer, scanner, Internet, etc.) and use them for your own purposes.
Do not discuss the actions of the company's management
Under no circumstances should you discuss the company's management, its actions, or policies with employees at work. Remember that not all employees are able to keep information secret; your words may always be presented to the company’s management in a different context, which may jeopardize your future work in this company.
The British newspaper Times cites stories of disappointed employers whose new employees did not live up to their first impressions of them. What should you not do when you get a new job? How to prove to the employer that he made the right choice?
Sissy
“A couple of weeks ago, a new employee suddenly showed up to work with his mother,” says Donna Miller, head of human resources for a car rental company. “We had to explain to him that it was he, and not his mother, who was hired by us.” To a young man At 22 years old, he managed to get rid of excessive parental care and, according to Miller, now he does not have such difficulties. The HR professional chalked up the incident to the phenomenon of “overprotective parents,” but it is important to understand what constitutes acceptable behavior in the workplace.
Racer
Avoid driving aggressively on your first commute - you never know whose car you might cut off. “I heard a story about a guy who was cut off by a rude guy while driving to work and made an obscene gesture,” says Jonathan Rose, lead manager at WH Marks Stattin, responsible for recruiting new employees in the accounting department. and finance. Quite a normal event during rush hour, but it turned out that the reckless driver was in a hurry to be on time for the start of his first working day, and the victim of his rudeness was his immediate superior. Not the best start to a career.
There was an error
Jackie Maynard, HR Business Partner at Mouchel, recounts a funny story that happened at her previous job. At 9 o'clock in the morning a guy came into the reception room and told the secretary what his first day of work was happening today. The secretary knew nothing about the new employee, all the managers conducting the interviews were busy, and the manager was not there. In order not to seem like an unprofessional worker, the secretary offered the guy a cup of coffee.
About an hour passed before we managed to contact the manager, who was extremely surprised by the appearance of a new employee, since no such employees were planned for that day. It turned out that the newcomer ended up in the wrong office; in fact, he needed to go to the campaign, located two floors above. The embarrassment was also unpleasant because the guy was more than an hour late for his new job. The lesson to take away from this story is to carefully study the instructions about the location of your new job and remember that your first day of work may not start in the same place as where you interviewed.
Special breakfast
Newcomers to Enterprise who are about to go through their induction course often stay in a hotel, which can cause problems. “Nine new employees had to show up in the lobby at 7:45 a.m.,” Miller continues. - However, only five showed up. The recruiter went searching and discovered the “missing” item while having a leisurely breakfast in a restaurant.” The induction has to happen no matter how good the croissants are.
Judgment Day
Employers are especially stressed by the situation when new employees begin to constantly compare their new workplace with an old job. Jackie Maynard advises against saying things like, “At my old job they did it like this.” “Now you work in a design organization and it’s unlikely that anyone is interested in what and how you did while working at an ice cream factory,” warns Jackie. Surely everything will be somewhat different, and it will take some time until you get used to it. “I've had a couple of cases where people just haven't shown up the next day,” adds Jonathan Rose, who advises being more open to change.
Beaver, breathe out!
Relax. “No one expects you to perform hard on your first day at a new job,” says Maynard. - Don’t take on an unbearable burden. It usually takes up to three months before you can more or less wrap your head around everything that’s happening in the new company.” Miller, in turn, advises not to force events, let everything take its course. There is no need to show excessive initiative, which can scare away new colleagues from you.
Why
It's okay to ask questions about the company's performance, but when asking them, consider what impression they might leave. Here are some of the most inappropriate questions new employees asked on their first day: “Why is the notice period for voluntary resignation so long?”, “Can I count on the opportunity to take long vacation at your own expense?”, and finally: “How quickly will I be promoted?” The “best” question is undoubtedly “How much is my sick pay?” Recruitment specialists recommend not asking the employer questions that would cast doubt on your interest in the job.
Based on materials from Point.Ru
How to behave correctly at work and still feel comfortable enough? There are rules and recommendations on what mistakes you should not make in the workplace, adherence to which can help you adapt to a new place and help you start a successful career.
Often, the direct employer, when accepting a new employee into the team, observes his behavior, correct and incorrect movements for the first month. And yet, what are the taboos at work?
Don't break the rules and you'll be rewarded
There are the so-called “7 commandments of what not to do in an office job.”
- Do not steal. No matter how strange it may sound, this point is very important for an office employee. You cannot take his paper, pen, notepad, or disk without your co-worker’s knowledge. It is either his thing or the property of the company. Upon learning of such an innocent-looking prank, the reaction of both the employee and the manager can be unpredictable.
- Don't blame others for your personal mistakes. Often one employee shifts the blame onto another in order to appear in a better light to the manager. This is actually dishonest and stupid. It’s easier to blame another person for a mistake and not admit that your mistake negatively affected the overall result of the work. But in fact, it’s mean and base to lie and throw mud at a colleague just to protect yourself from shame. Having learned the truth, the boss will probably think about how to urgently find an employee who is more decent and honest.
- Don't talk too much and don't gossip. At work, as they say, you should keep your mouth shut, not discuss management and under no circumstances pass on gossip. Participation in intrigues and discussions may end sadly for you. Especially if, as a result, the authorities find out that it was you who started the rumor, or you are an active part of this unpleasant matter.
- Don't give off illness. Being sick at work, especially often, is an indicator of the employee’s low productivity and ability to work. Employees who have high level performance and efficiency. If you are simply tired of the work process, the team, or a career crisis has overtaken you, take an honest day off at your own expense and rest the way you want.
- If you are sick, get treatment at home. We recommend that you do not go to work if you are really sick. Excessive zeal for work, enthusiasm and responsibility can sometimes harm not only you, but your colleagues. If you are actually sick with something, then you cannot go to work; infecting your co-workers is a bad way to gain their favor and respect. Be sure to take sick leave and recover at home. It’s unlikely that anyone will appreciate the patient’s crazy feat, but it’s easy to screw up in such a state.
- Do not discuss or speak in a group about purely personal topics. Your problems family life Don’t discuss it too heatedly in the work team. If something in your personal life does not allow you to work effectively, this is simply a reason for leave or even dismissal. Pointless discussions and arguments on the topic of family difficulties and problems do not represent you as a professional.
- Don't dress sloppily. Carelessness and negligence is a very bad indicator and negative quality of a person. It doesn't matter neither yours social status, neither your age, nor the position you hold at the company, what kind of relationship you have with your superiors and how you got to work even in the hot season, you need to decide. Your appearance should be on the level, it’s not about the brand of your things, but about cleanliness, neatness and compliance with the office style.
The life of an office worker sometimes seems regulated to the smallest detail. Do not wear jeans to work, do not discuss personal matters on the phone during working hours, don't be familiar
with clients, do not take sick leave during the reporting period... Official taboos
and unofficial...
What do employers most often prohibit their employees from? According to the Research Center of the recruiting portal Superjob.ru, 63% of Russian companies have introduced a ban on visiting social networks such as Odnoklassniki.ru, VKontakte, Facebook, etc. In 36% of organizations, there is an official dress code - as a rule, it prohibits employees from wearing too revealing and bright clothes to the office, and in some places it even regulates the length of nails, the height of heels and the presence of a mustache. Common prohibitions also include an almost universal ban on smoking and drinking alcohol in the workplace, lateness, swearing, rudeness and familiarity with clients.
At sensitive enterprises associated with secret developments, the use of their own is often completely prohibited.
mobile phones
, laptops, cameras and tablets.
There are also so-called unwritten, unofficial taboos. These most often include disapproval of office romances, friendly relations with employees of competing companies (even if these are your old university friends), as well as all sorts of household restrictions (for example, in some companies you cannot drink tea at the computer or leave food products in the common refrigerator in the kitchen). strong odor). ...logical and absurd spying may well prohibit employees from logging into their personal mailbox from a work computer or using ICQ. All this can be understood if you take the position of an employer.
On the other hand, sometimes there are too many restrictions or they look wild. According to Superjob.ru, every fifth economically active Russian (21%) complains about completely absurd prohibitions - for example, you can’t laugh during working hours, congratulate colleagues on their birthday, write in blue ink, go to the toilet too often, and the number of meatballs in free "corporate" soup is strictly limited.
Experts warn that this employer behavior has a negative impact on employee motivation. Even a high salary is not encouraging when human dignity suffers. It is not surprising that in companies that are overly keen on regulating the behavior of employees, there is often a turnover of staff; for many, the feeling of internal freedom is more valuable than a workplace.
Schedule, social networks, dress code
What prohibitions should a career-oriented person definitely respect?
First of all, those related to the organization’s operating mode and compliance with the employer’s business interests.
So, even if all the tasks for today are completed, and there are still two hours until the end of the working day, you cannot leave the office: your working time belongs to the employer, and there is no point in lamenting the restriction of freedom. It is better for a career-oriented specialist to be guided by the principle “If you’ve done something, do another one.” Surprisingly, this simple truth, judging by the comments of applicants on Superjob.ru, is not obvious to everyone. Smoking in the workplace or socializing with classmates
on the social network of the same name, it’s probably not worth it either - the employer has the right to expect that during working hours you devote yourself entirely to work and do not smoke the room.
The need to adhere to the dress code should also be taken for granted.
You set boundaries too.
But is it worth observing rules and prohibitions that clearly limit your personal freedom? In some matters, boundaries are set not only by the employer, but also by you.
For example, if the schedule of collective smoking breaks suits you, you can easily do without unnecessary conflicts with your superiors and accept the situation as a given. If the body requires nicotine outside of the schedule, discuss this with direct leader. Explain that you understand the company’s desire to rationally use working time, but such detailed regulation deprives you of inspiration and demotivates you.
If your bosses remain deaf to your arguments, decide what is more important to you - work or free smoking breaks.
Another example. No one has the right to prohibit you from having an affair with a colleague, client, or even competitor. Another thing is that most people understand that such situations can have a detrimental effect on their career, and without any prohibitions they try to avoid romantic relationships at work.
You set the boundaries of what is permitted yourself. Whether or not to work for a company that restricts its employees too harshly is up to you in any case. However, it is worth remembering that sometimes it is easier to change your attitude towards a situation than the situation itself. Here we will talk about
how to approach work correctly
. The following tips will help you worry less about failures at work, learn to stand up for your rights as an employee, not be afraid of your bosses, and find a balance between life and work. I was prompted to write this article by the negative experiences of many of my friends who take their work too seriously and are too emotionally involved in the events that happen in their office. And therefore, intrigues and incidents at work make them worry a lot, thinking about work even in their free time. My past work experience also provided the basis for this article. I once allowed my employer to exploit me, stayed late at work and saw it as a priority over my personal life. Now I have stopped making this mistake. And I want to tell you about the rules that help me protect my personal life from work, stop worrying about mistakes, about the attitude of my superiors, and consider
work activity
as serving one’s own, and not the interests of others.
This is an obvious statement, don't you think? But, as often happens, people forget the most banal things. And this is facilitated, among other things, by your employer. It is more profitable for the employer for the employee to work mainly for the idea, and only then for the money. Why?
A person who understands that the meaning of his work is his salary is very difficult to exploit.
He will not stay a whole month after work, forgetting about his family or personal life, when he is not paid for it. He will not miss the opportunity to move to another place of work with more favorable working conditions, because he works for money. He will not do a lot of work outside his field of activity unless he receives financial compensation for it.
He will appeal to the law that regulates labor relations in controversial situations, instead of silently agreeing with the most absurd demands of employers.
Therefore, many corporations strive to find employees with a desire to work “for the idea” and this desire is encouraged in every possible way during the work process.
Despite the fact that modern corporations are products of capitalist societies, they also contain many features of socialist formations. A “cult of the leader” and regulations on corporate values are being created. The purpose of the company and the collective good are elevated to the rank of the highest interest of each employee's work. An ideological atmosphere is created, surrounded by which the employee works not for the benefit of his own prosperity, but for the benefit of the company, team, society!
They are trying to convince people that, despite the fact that they earn money by working in the company, they are here for the sake of something more than just mercantile interests. And in order to maintain such conviction in people, organizations resort to many various means: trainings, speeches by managers, propaganda, awards, awarding regalia and titles (“employee of the year”), brand exploitation, imposing patriotism throughout the corporation, etc. and so on.
The absurdity to which the use of these funds reaches depends on the specific company. In large Western corporations (Western - not in geographical terms, but in relation to the business building model: Japanese and Korean companies can also be attributed to this model, like many domestic organizations), corporate patriotism is cultivated more strongly than in all other companies.
Is this bad? Not always. On the one hand, there is nothing wrong with the company looking for dedicated employees, that it is trying to create incentives for them to work, in addition to monetary ones, thereby increasing their interest in the work process.
On the other hand, patriotism, loyalty, and corporate values can serve as justifications for the exploitation of personnel by unscrupulous employers. Many companies don't care about anything other than their profits. They don't care about your personal life or your personal interests; they want you to work as hard and as much as possible. And the more you work and the less you ask, the more profitable your work is for the managers and shareholders of the company, but the less profitable it is for yourself.
Working “for an idea” also gives rise to a lot of unnecessary stress and frustration. For a person who works for money, the worst possible scenario at work would be his dismissal. He may be afraid that he won't get paid, or won't get paid on time, or won't get a bonus. If he made a mistake at work, he will not lament this, because he will not necessarily be fired for this, will he?
A person working for an idea (or to satisfy his own ambitions) may be afraid that his efforts will not be paid attention to by his superiors, that his colleagues will not admire his professionalism. The employee is “for the idea” of treating his mistakes at work as a personal tragedy, as proof of his personal failure.
Workers for the idea come to work sick, stay in the office late, work on weekends, even if they are not paid. For the sake of work, they are ready to neglect their own health, their personal life and their family. Corporations look at this behavior as a virtue, although in my opinion it is only a form of morbid obsession, servility and addiction.
When you work for money, you have less emotional attachment to your work.
This leaves you with fewer strings tied to your job that the employer can pull for their own benefit rather than yours. And the less attached you are to it, the less frustration you feel and the more space you have to think about something other than work. As a result, you begin to relate to failures more easily, you forget about work when you come home, a reprimand from your superiors does not turn into a personal drama for you, and work intrigues pass you by.
So always remind yourself why you go to work. You are here to earn money, provide for your family. The worst thing that can happen here is that you get fired. For some, dismissal is a critical event, for others it is not, since work can always be found. But, in any case, dismissal does not mean that you will be anathematized, made a traitor to the Motherland. It just means leaving current work and searching for a new location and new opportunities.
Work is only a means to achieve goals! This is not a goal to which you should sacrifice your family, your health and your happiness.
Working for money means not only refusing to work primarily “for an idea.” This means not working to satisfy your passions and ambitions. If you work to command, to put pressure on people, to seem important to yourself, then you will perceive any failure at work as a challenge to your self-esteem and, as a result, you will take failures to heart.
Please do not think that I want to force you to give up your love for what you love, replacing it with cold pragmatism. Love your job, but don’t turn this love into a painful addiction! In everything you need to observe moderation.
And I found a better job than the one I worked at before. The new place didn't live up to my expectations, and a month later I found an even better place. That’s where I still work (note: I was working there at the time of writing. I currently work for myself).
Maximum? Exactly. Who said that you should ask your employer for a salary that corresponds to the average salary in the market? Why not get paid above average?
Firstly, it is difficult to talk about the average salary if you do not know what is happening in the labor market. (The only way for an ordinary employee to find out about this is to go to interviews, as I wrote)
Secondly, the average salary is like the average temperature in a hospital. Why should you even focus on this number?
Go to interviews, don’t be afraid to ask for a higher salary than what you are currently paid and look at the reaction of the potential employer. Different companies pay differently. Somewhere they will laugh at your requests, but somewhere they will make you an offer and pay you as much as you ask. Be prepared for anything, visit many different companies, see how things are there.
Otherwise, you will continue to think that you cannot earn more than 50 thousand in your position while working in Moscow. Usually people don’t talk about their salary to anyone because “that’s the way it is.” But this unspoken rule sometimes works against us. We don’t know how much our colleagues earn, how much our friends earn, since no one tells anyone such information.
As a result, it becomes more difficult for us to adequately assess the size of our salary and therefore we put up with what is offered to us. What if you found out that your office colleague, who works the same hours as you work, earns 80 thousand? Would your 50 thousand still seem like worthy compensation then?
(I have actually come across situations more than once when different employees of the same class were paid differently in the same company! Not because they had different experience, but because one asked for more, the other less during the interview! You are unlikely will offer more than you ask, even if they are ready for it.)
Personally, I try to tell my friends how much I am paid if they ask me, and I try to get similar information from them in order to understand what the current situation is in the market and what my position is in this market. Do I need to change anything? Is there another possibility?
Of course, I don’t talk about my salary to just anyone, but this issue can be discussed with friends or close colleagues.
Rule 8 - Don't be afraid of losing your job
Your organization is most likely not unique. If you live in big city, especially in Moscow, there are many places where you can work even under the best conditions.
Search, learn, explore, develop. And there is no need to be afraid that if you are fired from this company, your life will end. You may find something else. Don't be afraid to lose this place.
There's nothing wrong with that. Moreover, dismissal is not only grief, it is an opportunity. A chance to find something better!
Therefore, do not allow your superiors to blackmail you and intimidate you with dismissal. Moreover, problems in connection with your dismissal will not only be with you, but with the organization in which you work, since the company will have to look for a new employee and train him. So it is unknown who will have more problems.
At my first job, I did a poor job due to the same inattention and anxiety. They started to scare me with dismissal, so they probably wanted to.
I didn't like working for this organization anyway. So I said, “okay, I’ll quit myself.” I was not a genius, I was an ordinary, sluggish, green university graduate. But the company tried to keep even such a person! As soon as I said that I would quit myself, they began to dissuade me from this decision.
It was not profitable for the company to look for another person, despite the fact that I had only worked for a few months and still didn’t know much. Perhaps they thought that I couldn’t cope due to my inexperience and that I needed time to gather my strength and do the job well. They were not mistaken in this, time passed and I eliminated my shortcomings. Now I'm doing a good job with both my main job and my second job (this site).
But I still left this company and got a job for more money and under better conditions.
Conclusion: being fired is not only a loss for you, but also for the company. No one will fire you without the most compelling reasons for this.
If you want to resign at will, but you are afraid that you will let someone down, betray someone, then throw away these stupid doubts! There is no need to perceive the company as a ship in which each employee moves towards a common goal together with other employees. Don't think that if you leave this ship, you are betraying the general idea.
In fact, the purpose of a company is solely the purpose of the owners of that company and shareholders. To achieve their goal on their "ship", they hire oarsmen who are paid for their work. If you want to transfer to another ship that pays you more, why not do it? Would you betray your fellow rowers? No, because they will still be paid no matter where the ship ends up (unless it gets caught in a storm). It may become harder for them to row after you leave, but the captain will find a replacement for you. Moreover, each of your colleagues, just like you, has the choice to leave the ship.
Your goal and the goal of your colleagues on this ship is to row and earn money for yourself and for your family.
The captain's goal is some distant island. But, having reached this island, will the captain share its treasures with you? No, he only pays you for rowing!
Therefore, there is no need to identify your goal with the goal of the corporation. You should not identify your colleagues to whom you have become attached with the heads of the organization. There is a captain, and the rowers are hired workers.
This understanding will help you become less attached to your office and, as a result, worry less about work. After all, there are always other possibilities! And at your current place of work, the light is not reduced by a wedge.
Rule 9 – Know the labor law
Did you know that working on weekends pays double? Do you know that if they want to fire you, then you are required to pay several salaries (Unless, of course, you are fired under an article)?
Now you know. Study the law, do not allow unscrupulous employers to exploit your ignorance of the law. The company is required by law to pay overtime. You have the right to be paid in full for your work.
Of course, domestic organizations often circumvent the law. For example, this happens in companies with the “gray” part of the salary. In such organizations, an employee has fewer rights: he may be fired without warning, he may not be paid or his salary may be reduced without warning. This does not mean that I do not recommend working in such companies. But still, I consider the absence of a “gray” salary to be an essential criterion for choosing a job. If a company works “in white”, this is a big plus.
I’m writing about this because many people don’t think about it and consider tax evasion the most natural thing! When I went for interviews, I asked the question: “is your salary white?”
They looked at me in surprise and answered: “white?? Of course not! So what?"
And the fact is that I, as an employee, am at great risk when I work in such an organization. More often than not, everything can work out and if the organization is normal, you will be paid. But you are not insured against anything. If a company has problems, if it faces the need to lay off employees, you can simply be easily let go (or simply have your salary cut in half) with virtually no compensation.
Remember, breaking the law and denying you your legal rights is not the norm!
Knowing the law will help you defend your rights and approach your work more easily. After all, you have rights, which means you have guarantees, which means there are fewer reasons for fear.
Rule 10 – Home separate from work
After work, throw all thoughts about it out of your head. Think about something else. Leave all your worries about an unfulfilled plan, an unsubmitted report at your workplace. Work is not the most important thing in life. For many of us, it's just a way to make money. All the endless work intrigues, conflicts, unfulfilled obligations are all nonsense, trifles.
Many of us do not decide people's destinies at work, but are just links in a huge organism that works in the interests of shareholders and owners of the corporation. Is your role in this system really that important to you?
All activities of a corporation are the employment of some people, dividends for other people, and access to certain benefits of third people. All corporations together form a market, which has the function of distributing goods and services in society.
This is undoubtedly useful and helps to organize public relations. Such a system is not an absolute evil. But is it really worth deifying this car? Deify the role of a cog in it? Relax! Take this role easier! Didn't get the job done? It's OK. Put it out of your mind if the workday is already over. Think about it tomorrow, as the heroine of one famous novel said.
Stop obsessing over your work. There are many things in life that need your attention and participation. Work is not your whole life.
Some people are proud that they devote themselves so selflessly to their work, they are ready to give up everything in order to please their superiors and help the development of the company. They see in this nobility, loyalty and a certain kind of heroism. I don’t see anything in this other than an escape from my problems, dependence (workaholism), selfishness, weakness, servility to authority, narrow-mindedness, lack of interests and hobbies.
Your family needs you more than your boss. Your health is more important than any money. Life is not designed to be a hero at work for 12 hours every day until retirement. If you spend your whole life focusing only on work, then what will you achieve in the end? Money? Confessions?
Why is all this necessary if you have wasted years of your life? This will make you a hero in the eyes of your boss, but is that all you want?
The endless pursuit of money, recognition, fulfillment of a plan, authority and prestige is a pursuit of emptiness! There will be nothing there in the end, despite what you may now think is the highest goal!
Work is only a means. A means to realize your life goals. Work should be subordinated to these goals, and not vice versa. If you view work as a means, you will be much less upset by failure. Your head will become much less clogged with work matters. You will be able to think about something other than work. And understand what you really want, what is the true purpose of your life...
Conclusion – there is no need to demonstrate knowledge of these rules at work.
As I already wrote, I used to be very worried about work and worried a lot about the result. I was ready to stay late, ignoring my wife’s desire to be with me at least in the evening. I did this because I thought that “this is how it should be”, that this is the most important thing, that work is “everything”.
But then my attitude towards life in general and work in particular began to change (I wrote about this in the article). I realized that there are many things in life that are more important than work and work should be subordinated to my life, and not vice versa.
Some people are so designed that when they suddenly understand something important, come to some new conviction, they surrender to this conviction with all the passion of a new discovery! Only after some time do they manage to find a balance between their discoveries and the demands of the outside world.
Therefore, when I got tired of worrying about failures, when I realized that work was not the main thing, I began to treat it with demonstrative indifference. When my colleagues again began to accuse me of having made a mistake, and because of me some client would not receive his goods today, instead of clutching my head, blaming myself and apologizing (as I did before), I calmly said: “so what? What's wrong? and turned to the monitor.
From one extreme to another. This of course was not entirely correct on my part. But what happened, happened. My new reaction was also understandable.
You should not take my example in this case and sharply reconsider your line of behavior at work. Treat your work more simply, but do not show obvious indifference. If you make a mistake, calmly draw conclusions, try not to make mistakes in the future and openly admit your mistakes. Just don’t suffer about it, that’s all.
If you used to stay late at work all the time, allowed someone else’s work to fall on you, and suddenly you got tired of it, then you don’t need to immediately leave your workplace as soon as 18-00 hits, without having done your work (you can of course do this, if you don’t cherish this place). People don't expect this from you and expect the job to get done. Therefore, you should prepare everyone for the fact that you will no longer sit late into the night and do someone else's work. Warn people about this so they are prepared. Warn new employers right at the interview that you will not agree to free overtime.
I’m not trying to educate you to give a damn, I just want you to have a simpler attitude towards work, have other interests in life besides it, and not allow corporations to exploit your own labor!
I'm also not trying to develop bad employees. If you do not treat work with fanaticism, this does not mean that you will become a careless employee. On the contrary, you will perform many tasks better if you do not worry too much about possible failure.
The influence of human emotions on effective decision making can be seen in poker. This is a game that I really love for its versatility. Victory in it depends not only on luck, but also on the ability to play.
I think any poker professional will confirm the following thesis. If a player is very worried about the result, worried about the mistakes he has made, he will begin to play even worse, make the wrong decisions and make even more mistakes.
Calmness, control of emotions, a calm attitude towards losses are the key to success in poker. If a player is highly emotionally involved in the game, if his goal is to teach other players a lesson, to prove something to someone, to be the very first, and if he is mortally afraid of defeat, he will most likely suffer it.
Therefore, approach your work the same way a good player approaches the game: calmly and with a cool head. Don’t make work a field for realizing your ambitions and resolving your complexes. It is not your life or dignity that is at stake. Work is not the most important thing in life. Relax!
As a final piece of advice, I would advise you not to demonstrate knowledge of these rules during the interview. The employer expects you to work for the idea of the company's prosperity or for the idea of personal professional development, but not for money! Because it is difficult to exploit a worker for money!
If this is expected of you, then play by the employer’s rules and show with your appearance and answers that professional development and the opportunity to work in such a great company are more important to you than money.
I wrote about this in an article.
I hope you find these tips helpful. Some of them are more suitable for young people living in big cities, where there is a wide choice of work. But, I am sure that the advice to take a simpler approach to work will suit any employees, of any age and profession!