Really Really Bad Practices at the Workplace
Gleaned through five years of working in construction in Dubai.
1-If you’ve heard what had been said in a conversation, don’t mumble ‘ha?’ or ‘sorry?’ or other dumb retorts that are obviously designed to gain you some time to respond; this is a very old tactic that would make you come across as dishonest person and as an overall asshole.
2-If you’re seeking someone’s advice or consulting them in a technical or procedural matter, it’s very rude to respond to his/her advice/tip/piece of information saying that you’d already asked person X and he told you something else that sounds better for you. This really makes you sound sneaky and somewhat stupid; stupid because people will become wary of exchanging ideas with you and you’ll end up with little stimulation. But that’s all right; you probably don’t care anyway.
3- It’s all right to interrupt people while they talk. Thing is, just don’t make it a habit. It’s also equally offensive to let people talk without really listening to them and imparting what’s been said with sufficient attention.
4-Gossip is fun. Just don’t spend the entire afternoon discussing the marital status of every other individual in your organization. Loose monitoring by a manager shouldn’t encourage you to shift your focus off your work towards mundane issue. Water cooler gossip are called that for a reason, they’re limited to an area within 6 feet radius from the water cooler.
I’ve got a writer’s block right now. Feel free to continue the list.
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1-If you’ve heard what had been said in a conversation, don’t mumble ‘ha?’ or ‘sorry?’ or other dumb retorts that are obviously designed to gain you some time to respond; this is a very old tactic that would make you come across as dishonest person and as an overall asshole.
2-If you’re seeking someone’s advice or consulting them in a technical or procedural matter, it’s very rude to respond to his/her advice/tip/piece of information saying that you’d already asked person X and he told you something else that sounds better for you. This really makes you sound sneaky and somewhat stupid; stupid because people will become wary of exchanging ideas with you and you’ll end up with little stimulation. But that’s all right; you probably don’t care anyway.
3- It’s all right to interrupt people while they talk. Thing is, just don’t make it a habit. It’s also equally offensive to let people talk without really listening to them and imparting what’s been said with sufficient attention.
4-Gossip is fun. Just don’t spend the entire afternoon discussing the marital status of every other individual in your organization. Loose monitoring by a manager shouldn’t encourage you to shift your focus off your work towards mundane issue. Water cooler gossip are called that for a reason, they’re limited to an area within 6 feet radius from the water cooler.
I’ve got a writer’s block right now. Feel free to continue the list.
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never come to office without having shower, cleanliness is next to godliness
- Don't you ever try to read reports delivered to the person with you in the office "she does that!"
- Don't you ever keep talking and talking and talking and talking, especially when some one is BUSY working or if the topic is about your daughters.
- Don't be so nice
- Don't keep information to yourself when it is work related.
- parking your car in a way that blocks your supervisor's car!
- leave food in the fridge for more than 3 days!
tooo many to count!
Siddiq,
Welcome to my blog.
Indeed, showering is essential. And when you sweat during the day, especially here in Dubai, then FFS use a deodorant :P
Dania,
Wow... you struck a cord with all the listed complaints. Amazing how similar office woes are all over the world!
Never attempt to clean your own coffee cup. The Farnek man will fear redundancy, rip it out of your hand and give you a filthy look!!!
WOW! How considerate you are!
I wanna be your co-worker!
O_o
lol @ Dave! that was exactly what'd happened with me before. And it took me a while to figure it out!
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