This excerpt is from Yahoo!Finance/Click link to read full article, Why Your Co-Workers Don’t Like You.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Your co-workers are judging you. Beneath a veneer of professional collegiality, they’re taking note of the mess on your desk, how loudly you chew, even your word choices.
Obviously, serious misconduct such as discrimination and harassment can lead to a job loss. But small irritants can hurt productivity and build walls between co-workers.
“Those little annoyances, like having a really sloppy work area or being a disgusting desk eater, can loom large,” said Charles Purdy, senior editor at jobs site Monster.com.
To avoid negative judgments from your co-workers, experts advise avoiding the following behaviors.
Sucking up to the boss
Negativity
Messiness (at your desk, in the shared company refrigerator slash kitchen, bathroom, etc.)
Hmm. Based on the searches that lead people to this blog, there are A LOT of annoying coworkers out there who probably don’t even realize they’re annoying. Think about it. You spend approximately 8 hours a day around your coworkers. In close proximity.
You’re chewing and popping gum.
You’re chewing ice.
Your radio is probably too loud.
Your phone conversations are probably too loud. Heck, your office conversations are probably too loud.
The fish ensemble you heated in the microwave singes the nose hairs of others. Especially when you eat it every single Friday.
Your perfume could be rancid.
Clicking your ink pen in & out, in & out, in & out, in & out, in & out over several hours can make those around you think homicidal thoughts regarding your existence.
Tapping your fingers on your desk every single day could make you a legendary office annoyance.
Get a clue: You’re grating your coworkers’ nerves. You’re shredding their sanity to pieces. Tiny pieces.
I’ve always said that employees often spend more time around their coworkers than they do their own family. In an office environment you could very well dwell 8 hours around your coworkers. IN THE SAME SEAT. IN THE SAME CUBICLE. Gosh, if there’s someone anywhere near to you that’s annoying that can be beyond painful.
At home during an 8-hour span you could relocate; you’re not sentenced to one area. Nor are there others around you that you have to play office politics with and not be able to just say “STOP POPPING THAT EFFING GUM!!!!”
At work you’re tethered to a desk, you’re just stuck. Add the grating behaviors of those around you and it can be awful.
For the love of sanity please become self-aware. Or work from home.
