Most of us worry about making big blunders at work, but it'soften it's more subtle habits or behaviours that are the worstthings someone can do. Some people learn the hard way andothers never quite get the lesson. It's a topic several LinkedInInfluencers weighed in on this week. Here is what two of them had to say.
"No matter how talented you are or what you've accomplished, there are certain behaviours thatinstantly change the way people see you and forever cast you in a negative light," wroteBradberry in his post The 9 Worst Mistakes You Can Ever Make at Work.
What are those mistakes? And what's so awful about them? Among them:
这些错误都是什么?为什么这些错误会这么可怕?请看：
"Backstabbing. The name says it all. Stabbing your colleagues in the back, intentionally orotherwise, is a huge source of strife in the workplace," wrote Bradberry. "One of the most frequentforms of backstabbing is going over someone's head to solve a problem. People typically do this inan attempt to avoid conflict, but they end up creating even more conflict as soon as the victimfeels the blade."
"Gossiping.People make themselves look terrible when they get carried away with gossiping aboutother people," he wrote. "Wallowing in talk of other people's misdeeds or misfortunes may end uphurting their feelings if the gossip finds its way to them, but gossiping will make you look negativeand spiteful every time, guaranteed."
"Announcing that you hate your job. The last thing anyone wants to hear at work is someonecomplaining about how much they hate their job. Doing so labels you as a negative person andbrings down the morale of the group," Bradberry wrote. "Bosses are quick to catch on tonaysayers who drag down morale, and they know that there are always enthusiastic replacementswaiting just around the corner."
"Eating smelly food.Unless you happen to work on a ship, your colleagues are going to mind ifyou make the entire place smell like day-old fish. The general rule of thumb when it comes to foodat work is, anything with an odor that might waft beyond the kitchen door should be left athome," Bradberry offered.
"Telling lies. So many lies begin with good intentions — people want to protect themselves orsomeone else — but lies have a tendency to grow and spread until they're discovered, and onceeveryone knows that you've lied, there's no taking it back," Bradberry wrote.
Clinton Buelter, entrepreneur, founder of HardToFill.com
克林顿布拉特，企业家，hardtofill.com的创始人
If we're lucky, learning from our mistakes comes easy. More often, however, those lessons arerather painful. . Recruiter and entrepreneur Buelter wrote that he "made a bunch of mistakesworking as a recruiter," which that took years to spot and fix.
He offered up the most important lessons he has learned in his post, 12 Things I Learned the HardWay. Among them:
在他的文章《我历经辛苦学到的12件事》中，他列出了他所学到的最重要的事情。其中包括：
"Open up. Stop spending 80% of your time worrying about how someone is going to put oneover on you. Quit being a skeptic and a pessimist. ," he wrote. It's important to remain open, nomatter your career path. "Figure out who you want to help and build your network around. Makeyourself accessible to them."
"Casual wins. After college we feel the need to sound and write fancy. This is what the corporateworld expects from us, right?," Buelter wrote. His advice: "Cut the crap. Cut it out of yourconversations, emails, and daily life. When you message a friend or family member you don'tsound corporatey do you? No. You use a casual tone in your message and they respond. It's atone that people relate to."
"Leave your desk. It's easy to get stressed out and frustrated at work. You're sitting theregrinding away, losing sight of the bigger picture with each minute," he wrote. "Schedule a time tostop. Then, get up and leave your desk. Don't go slack off somewhere. Instead, keep this timefocused and make the most of it."