DOs And DON'Ts Of The Workplace

1. Workplace
Etiquette
DO arrive early
There are many advantages
to arriving early to work:
You arrive with more
peace of mind
Punctuality can improve
your job performance
You are favorably
noticed & build trust
that you are reliable
and dependable.
When it comes to working in an office or other professional
setting, etiquette matters.
How you present yourself and interact with those around you —
speaks to who you are as a person and as a member of the team,
and can directly influence the trajectory of your career.
DON'T bring
your emotions
into the office
If you truly can’t focus on
your work because
something has happened,
it’s probably a better idea to
take some personal time to
process your emotions. Or,
if something in the
workplace is bothering you,
reach out to the human
resources department or
your supervisor to resolve
the issue so it doesn’t
interfere with your work.
DOs And DON'Ts Of The Workplace
DO network with people
beyond your cubicle
A perk of having a job at a company is
meeting other people who can share
advice from their past experiences that
you can use on the job.
DON'T dwell on what went wrong.
Instead, focus on what to do next.
Spend your energies on moving forward
toward finding the answer.
| Denis Waitley, American motivational speaker, writer, consultant
DO be willing
to help out a
coworker
If one of your coworkers
asks you for help in
completing a task, you
should generally say yes —
as long as you feel that
you can realistically help
them while also hitting
your own deadlines.
DON'T gossip
about fellow
coworkers
You’re not hurting anyone
but yourself when you
do. Gossiping can portray
you as someone who can’t
be trusted. It can also be
duly harmful if it gets back
to the target of the gossip.
DO take the chance to complete a new task
As long as you feel that you can realistically help them while also
hitting your own deadlines. This is an opportunity to stand out and
demonstrate your own knowledge and skills. It’s also an opportunity
to make a friend and bring someone into your corner for the future;
you never know when that might come in handy.
DON'T be afraid to
ask questions
Asking questions will help you clarify
expectations and avoid erroneously
completing an entire project only to
realize you did it all wrong.
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Nobody is perfect
DO try to be
proactive
Accepting new projects
expands your skillset and
can lead to exciting
opportunities down the
line. You were likely
chosen because they have
confidence in your
abilities. Just make sure to
ask questions, seek
advice, and make sure
you’re on the right track
before getting too bogged
down in the task.
Source | www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/workplace-etiquette/
DON'T
“Reply All” to
an email chain.
Carefully consider whether
or not all of the parties who
received the initial email
need to be included in your
reply. Additionally, by
“replying all,” you may find
yourself embarrassed as
your entire organization
reads details that were only
meant to be shared with
one or two others.
It’s okay to
make mistakes!
As long as you’re constantly growing and learning from
those mistakes, and make an effort to stop making the
same mistake in the future, your coworkers will notice.