Friday, October 30, 2009

Bad work habits


Everyone has them. Bad work habits, from procrastination to ignoring emails.

A habit is defined as a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition. If no one picks up on it, the habit will become more or less permanent. This can cause workmates undue stress without them even realising it, let alone yourself. What are some of the worst habits and how do we deal with them?

CNN and Careerbuilder.com have put together a list of eight work habits that should be stopped. Blurring the lines between being casual and friendly, being disrespectful and always doing the bare minimum are ranked as among the worst habits.

The other bad one is just sticking to your job description and job title, doing no more than that. Conversely, forgetting what your job is and spending more time organising your social calendar and other activities, or frittering away work hours on Facebook, is pretty atrocious.

See full Article.