Run to the first floor to bring arrogant neighbor to the office of coffee, to carry piles of heavy papers, to go for documents to the other end of the city, because an optional courier disappeared somewhere, explain to the guard that you are working here for half an hour, but in a hurry forgot the pass ... What only have to endure the young people in the early days of a new job. Sometimes they are used as errand boys, they dump all the black work on them. And so, unfortunately, happens in many organizations. Even in the best team, you can meet a dishonorable person.
Often, instead of helping inexperienced employees, their colleagues ... are exploited. It is tempting, of course, to shift some of your assignments to the beginner and go home early. Or for the sake of joking make me do something ridiculous (although we must admit that this kind of fun is a disgraceful thing).
In short, young workers should be constantly on guard and make every possible effort to earn respect. After all, insecure behavior often provokes discrimination.
There is a golden rule : to become a master of your craft, strive to reach the level of colleagues in the performance of tasks. In any case, the result should be no worse. But do not pretend that you already know everything, and work in your own way, violating the company's rules. Perhaps the truth on your side and innovations will benefit the enterprise, but you should offer them cautiously, otherwise you will be considered an upstart upstart. After all, your potential is hardly appreciated, and fresh ideas may look like a desire to attract excessive attention to yourself.
So, a completely normal, but misunderstood desire to manifest oneself can cause problems. Colleagues are likely to dislike the newcomer, and he himself will miss the opportunity to acquire useful knowledge and skills. Meanwhile, there is nothing shameful in asking for advice, because mastering any business requires a long and hard work. In addition, your zeal will certainly inspire respect. And only after learning how to do an excellent job, you can offer your own ideas. Now, knowing you, others will take them seriously.
The first few months should be flawlessly disciplined. It is not necessary to start your activity with constant delays and absences, it is better to get the reputation of a compulsory person from the very beginning. You need to go through enough time until, if necessary, you can easily take a day off for a couple of days.
For those who begin the work path, you should pay attention to the proper appearance. The desire to stand out from the crowd is better to give freedom during a vacation or meetings with friends. It is not necessary to emphasize belonging to various informal groups. Agree, it is impossible to imagine a banker dressed as a rock music fan: in a leather jacket, with metal chains. Even if he is very talented, the management will suggest that he change his costume or ... work. Young employees of respected firms sometimes allow themselves liberties in clothes: a young man in a strict suit suddenly puts on sneakers, or hangs a massive chain around his neck, or changes the case to his backpack. This, of course, causes discontent, although colleagues do not always make comments.
It is necessary to look so that older people do not have the slightest doubt about the seriousness of the newcomer. The appearance must comply with the accepted rules: clothes - perfectly ironed, shoes - clean and well-groomed. Young men should be carefully shaved, girls should remember about a neat manicure. Do not neglect and good perfume. A friendly smile will help create an image of a pleasant person.
In addition, it is better not to show the habits peculiar to young people: to remove the headphones of the player, as if permanently stuck in the ears, not to keep on the computer screen ten burning windows ICQ, not to use the office phone for talking with friends. All these liberties irritate more experienced colleagues, and any such trifle can damage your reputation, or even completely deprive you of your place. Moreover, all extraneous occupations really distract from the case and are unlikely to contribute to good results.
Another mistake in the behavior of people falling into the new collective is immense flattery to others. Especially such a way to overcome the inner tension is peculiar to girls. However, one must remember that gross flattery is often worse than indifference. Of course, there are lovers of immoderate praise, but most still immediately feel falsity and are not inclined to contact a man whose lips are filled with luscious courtesies one by one. Undoubtedly, boundless sincerity is not always good, and one should not openly express one's discontent with someone's behavior each time. And if you consider it necessary to make a compliment, then the addressee should, at least, really have a quality worthy, if not admiration, but respect.
Do not allow yourself any familiarity, even if they look harmless. You just noticed with a smile that your boss is very much dressed in his costume, and he can regard it as an unheard-of arrogance (any evaluation can be given only by an equal or long familiar person). Be careful, most people need time to get used to the new person, so it is undesirable from the first days to behave in a proper way.
There is another mistake peculiar to beginners. And it is those who do not need all the previous councils and at first glance are perfectly flawless: obligatory, disciplined, educated, fulfilling. The fact is that young employees (extremely diligent) often try to impress colleagues of men. An attractive girl in this, most likely, will succeed. Having quickly achieved the position of the stronger sex, she tends to count on their support, because they are often the leaders. However, it is not entirely correct to see support in the attention of numerous gentlemen. During the years of teamwork, certain sympathies inevitably arise between the members of the collective. And if a girl likes all men, then she automatically becomes the enemy of some women.
The director of a small company took a new employee to work for him, which he liked very much. The young lady immediately charmed all the men in the office. Once, for additional work, the director paid the charming girl three times more than her more experienced colleague, who did not always receive a reward for doing such tasks. That, naturally, was deeply offended by injustice, and the female part of the team immediately took the side of an offended friend. "Guilty" immediately remembered all the flaws, including unflattering comments about someone's growth or clothing. The ladies changed their attitude to the girl dramatically, deciding among themselves that the men would soon understand her, because she had worked only one week, and problems had already begun. Undoubtedly, the employees of the firm will help colleagues to be disappointed in the newcomer, which, probably, will not stay for long in this office. Therefore, it is better not to abuse charm.
I must say that violations of discipline or negligent attitude towards the business on the part of beginners are quite rare, because they need to deserve the approval of the team, and they are responsible for the implementation of instructions. Most misunderstandings are due to the difference in the way young people and older people think. It happens that only from the point of view of the latter, a recently admitted employee behaves incorrectly. If you are in a similar situation, do not despair - time smoothes out such misunderstandings, you just have to be patient. And the ability to find a common language with experienced colleagues will help them learn a lot. Older people often give advice to young people with great pleasure and are happy to take patronage over newcomers if they are willing to gratefully accept their help.
Starting a career is never easy, every person goes through it. However, any difficulties that arise in the beginning of a career give nevertheless an invaluable experience that will allow in the future to easily overcome any obstacles. So be diligent, polite with your colleagues, be disciplined, take responsibility responsibly, and you will very soon achieve success.