Tips to help you stand out at work
June 30, 2010 by admin
Filed under Getting Ahead
There’s a big difference between being a good employee and standing out to your employer. Some of the differences of the two I’ll describe now.
PUNCTUALITY
This seems pretty standard but, to my surprise, it is actually a point by which I’ve seen a great many people falter. An employee who desires to under perform will show up late for work. The frequency by which this happens can mean the difference between being frowned upon or being terminated. However, all it takes is once and be sure your employer will notice and not be pleased. The average employer is a human being, unless you’re working on the Enterprise, and has a life too. They understand that life happens… This is why it’s important that if the eventuality of not being able to make it on time occurs, you call in and tell your work that you will be running late and you ARE trying to get there. It makes a big difference.
PERFORMANCE
Less-than-quality employees stick out like a sore thumb to co-workers and ESPECIALLY to employers. An attitude of doing as little as possible while on duty so that you can get home as soon as possible is the driving force of these workers. They’re not really fooling anyone, despite what they may believe. Usually, if these workers are still employed it is only because the employer wishes to utilize his/her stronger workers in more vital areas of the company. You can usually spot a poor worker if you see someone trying to push work onto other people, avoid their own duties, or even implying that they’ve done something when they haven’t (as with checklists or reports).
ETHICS
All of us run off of a moral, ethical compass. We bring these ethical values into the workplace with us every morning and they ultimately determine what kind of employee we will be. If you’ve got strong moral values, there’s a good chance you’ve got equally strong work ethics…
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