5 things you’re probably doing, that are pushing away success at your job
Whenever a colleague asks you for help, ignore him or give an excuse that you are extremely busy on another project. Soon people will stop bothering you with extra work. They will also disappear when you need help, refuse to cover for you and offer you up as a scapegoat when things go wrong.
Text: Devashish Chakravarty, ET Wealth
Use your lunch time to catch up with family and friends on Facebook. Don’t join your colleagues during breaks and show no interest in their conversations. Get labelled as a snob or a loner and soon you will fi nd that critical information doesn’t reach you, best teams don’t want you and your boss never promotes you.
Think of your boss’s requests as suggestions and not as orders to be executed. Forget that good managers rarely give direct orders in order to be polite and not curb your creativity. Since you repeatedly ignore your boss’s requests, your projects fail often, and you get an early pink slip.
Expect your offi ce colleagues and friends to fulfi l your emotional needs. Since you are doing them a huge favour by working with them, are they not obliged to make you feel at home and harmonise with your emotions? You are quickly singled out for unprofessionalism and immaturity.
Your offer letter and job description mention the offi ce timings and the tasks for your role. Stick to the clock every day and pay no heed to deadlines and outcomes. Similarly, do only what was specifi ed and refuse to work as per expectations of your team. Your annual rating is always “Below Expectations”.
