How do you keep your sanity for 40 hours a week? How do you deal with rudeness in office? How do you feel about ill mannered colleagues, nasty clients and demanding managers?
Most of us,the working class,want to make our workplace our second home(first home of those who, well, love their work).We spend a lot of time here (move over 8 hours. You are old fashioned). We wake up,sleep and eat here.We think,dream,pay our bills(to do list),connect with memories(Facebook) and keep aware of the news(dont tell me you havent bookmarked CNN site!). ALL in the cubicle.The place where both your ass and your egos get flat.
So this is your supposedly second home. So that would mean your colleagues and team members should be like your family? friends? so-called?... If nothing, you expect minimum courtesy of :
- acknowledgement
- equality
- replies to emails
- no Whatsapp groups
Yet that is all in an ideal Ryan Gosling world. Most of us get a raw deal when it comes to healthy relations in office.
Some very general tactics to keep your sanity will center around the same rules you may apply in your personal life. Your personality is not left behind in your closet when you arrive in office,its a part of you. So if you are a cheery,easy going, fun person it helps you in office too when you deal with bulls and jackals. That doesn't mean you have to be a sunflower everyday. I have learnt a few lessons along my way
Being on point with your work - so that no problems arise on the professional front. You will be miles away from the blame game if you know you have completed your assignments or in the process.
Responsive - being prompt and replying to questions sooner or later helps to reduce the ringing of your direct line!
Less drama - We have enough movies and now we also have selfie trend running full house everyday. Keep them for your instagrams and Friday gossip sessions. Talk,communicate and explain in crisp,simple terms. Be firm not a robot and definitely not Sarah Jessica Parker.
Frequent vacations...from your screen - when the going gets tough or when the coffee is being refilled, you know your blood is curdling with an impossible team member. Take frequent trips outside, just walk a little, look at some greenery, open Scottish wallpapers or dive in Bali beaches pictures. Anything to take your mind away from Outlook woes.
Ignore - its tempting to read down the mail trail to know 'who caused what' or to sneak a trip to the boring painting to know what's that fight on the other side of the wall is about.....but not your circus,not your monkey,so why do you want to lose money in buying a ticket?
Let (and not make) the right friends - not someone who is advantageous to you, not a Bruce Willis who will save you, not a Godfather and not a Gossip Girl. Just like life, let the natural friends happen to you.
And yes, there's always home waiting for you. :)
Most of us,the working class,want to make our workplace our second home(first home of those who, well, love their work).We spend a lot of time here (move over 8 hours. You are old fashioned). We wake up,sleep and eat here.We think,dream,pay our bills(to do list),connect with memories(Facebook) and keep aware of the news(dont tell me you havent bookmarked CNN site!). ALL in the cubicle.The place where both your ass and your egos get flat.
So this is your supposedly second home. So that would mean your colleagues and team members should be like your family? friends? so-called?... If nothing, you expect minimum courtesy of :
- acknowledgement
- equality
- replies to emails
- no Whatsapp groups
Yet that is all in an ideal Ryan Gosling world. Most of us get a raw deal when it comes to healthy relations in office.
Some very general tactics to keep your sanity will center around the same rules you may apply in your personal life. Your personality is not left behind in your closet when you arrive in office,its a part of you. So if you are a cheery,easy going, fun person it helps you in office too when you deal with bulls and jackals. That doesn't mean you have to be a sunflower everyday. I have learnt a few lessons along my way
Being on point with your work - so that no problems arise on the professional front. You will be miles away from the blame game if you know you have completed your assignments or in the process.
Responsive - being prompt and replying to questions sooner or later helps to reduce the ringing of your direct line!
Less drama - We have enough movies and now we also have selfie trend running full house everyday. Keep them for your instagrams and Friday gossip sessions. Talk,communicate and explain in crisp,simple terms. Be firm not a robot and definitely not Sarah Jessica Parker.
If stuck in mud - if you are unfortunately faced with bad behaviour, know that its a phase which will sink away soon. ( Sorry for the bad pun. ) Being angry yourself or 'giving back' will not help you. Remember you would like to be what you would like in others.
Frequent vacations...from your screen - when the going gets tough or when the coffee is being refilled, you know your blood is curdling with an impossible team member. Take frequent trips outside, just walk a little, look at some greenery, open Scottish wallpapers or dive in Bali beaches pictures. Anything to take your mind away from Outlook woes.
Ignore - its tempting to read down the mail trail to know 'who caused what' or to sneak a trip to the boring painting to know what's that fight on the other side of the wall is about.....but not your circus,not your monkey,so why do you want to lose money in buying a ticket?
Let (and not make) the right friends - not someone who is advantageous to you, not a Bruce Willis who will save you, not a Godfather and not a Gossip Girl. Just like life, let the natural friends happen to you.
And yes, there's always home waiting for you. :)
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