Employee Etiquettes

Etiquette refers to good manners required by an individual to find a place in the society and gain respect and appreciation from others. Similarly good manners and etiquettes are required at workplace to be successful. Employee etiquette refers to codes of conduct an individual should follow while at work.

Some of the basic work manners include –

1. Get to the workplace and all scheduled meetings on time. Much as many people become angry when standing in a slow moving line or waiting for a doctor to see them an hour after their appointment, being consistently late is equally disrespectful of your coworkers’ time. The only thing more damaging to team harmony is arriving late and then leaving early.

2. Always maintain a professional appearance. Certainly, many company dress codes have changed dramatically in the past decade. However, remember, an employee still represent their employer. So one should always be professionally dressed.

3. Show everyone respect and display your winning smile. Simple displays of respect, friendliness and smiles can accomplish wonders at the workplace. One will notice a change in other employer behavior as they “infect” coworkers with their empathy and enthusiasm and greet their fellow workers with a smile.

4. Use your manners or practice new ones if appropriate. Simple no-no’s like constantly interrupting someone, not knocking before entering an office or forgetting your “please” and “thank you” responses can do more damage than one might imagine. Using basic manners, however, makes a much stronger positive impression than one may realize.

5. If possible, avoid eating at your desk. There is little need to keep the work area clean  and to stop  advertising the coworkers  with the pungency of the midday meal.

6. Accept responsibility for your errors. Humans are not perfect; they eventually make mistakes. Always do the best at work and always except own flaws as much as one enjoy their praise.

Workplace etiquette is always important to efficient operations, high performing employees and  personal career advancement options. Leaving all  personal problems out the moment one step in the office. It is unprofessional to mix personal and professional life. Keep them separate. As a responsible employee one must not disclose confidential information or not use cell phones during the work. So in all it can be said that an employee should maintain high ethics and morals at work as much as they prove to be ethical in their personal lives.

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