NETIZENS DISCUSSED WHY SOME PEOPLE DON’T SURVIVE IN A WORKPLACE

Year end. Some are switching careers while some who just graduated are about to enter the workforce.

Let’s all share what we are the do’s and don’ts that we have picked up along the way that some others might find helpful.

For me, as a supervisor, as much as it’s good to please your bosses, you should really look after your subordinates and ensure their welfare are taken care of. If you treat them with respect, they will respect you the same way. Don’t use your rank to micromanage as people genuinely hates it.

Here are what netizens think:

There are s-holes everywhere. Ur colleagues are not ur BFF. Don’t trust them with everything unless u want the risk of being backstabbed.

1. Get the basics right. Show up on time, take intensive / verbatim notes, treat people like people (say “hi” to folks you are meeting for the first time, ask if everyone has had lunch at a 1pm meeting etc.), ask questions when you are not sure, basically have strong ownership in everything you do, even ordering lunch, think about dietary preferences etc. ppl will notice
   
2. Stay out of politics. Leave this for your bosses to handle / get clarity on. In the end, he / she manages your performance review so run things through him / her if you ever get into a “huh am I supposed to do this?” conversation
   
3. Go to office when your boss is around. Gonna be honest here, as much as redditors love wfh, if you are managing 20+ ppl and only see 3 ppl in office when you are around, you are gonna pay extra attention to those 3 as simple as that. In the end humans are social creatures and most managers and above started their jobs when wfo was the norm not the exception. Folks in mgmt typically have back to back calendars throughout the day so if he / she ever needs to bounce off an idea, it’s gonna be the random person at the desk vs zoom call
   
4. Get a annual body clock going. Set a month in the middle of the year where you will go on long holiday or take every Friday off, same thing for December. It’s not possible to be high performing the whole year, you need lull periods to tell your body “time to recharge”
   
5. Put FaceTime with seniors you want to emulate. The easiest way to climb the ladder is to understand how and what ppl above think. It might not be your direct mgr, it might be someone else you worked with and thought “shit this guy / girl really knows what is going on” you improve as you get more of those eureka moments and sometimes that might involve you looking stupid but you will improve
   
6. Lastly, take ownership of your own career / life. You got 50 years to work, you want fast promotions? Ask your manager what needs to be done and do it, don’t like his / her answer? Start looking for alternatives / talk to other departments. Feeling like all you do after work is play mobile games? Fuck that, go out for a walk no matter how tired you are. Same for weekends, if you need to sleep, sleep on the grab, tired, go drink coffee, push on and make your life meaningful