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Every new employee wants to make a good impression on the first week of work, but there’s a big difference between getting a jump on the new job and putting your foot in your mouth – or worse.
There are obviously things you should never do at work, like show up wasted, but Business Insider warns new employees that some people commit sins in week one that all seem like good ideas.
BI mentions nine in total, but these are the 3 most important that might be impossible to recover from.
The first suggestion from BI is refraining from the temptation of staying too late and showing up too early.
“When you first get hired, Taylor says there’s a tendency to still be in “sales mode,” where you want to continue to prove that you deserve your job. She says new hires fall into the trap of wanting to over impress their boss and coworkers, sometimes by coming in earlier than everyone else and leaving after everyone else is gone.”
This is an especially bad idea because, really, what the hell could you be working on for so long? It’s your first week. You barely have any work and are likely being trained by another employee, so you’re just sitting around the office at odd hours for no reason.
Next, don’t bring up personal details about your life right away, or at all really, unless you become super tight with some people.
“You don’t wanna be the person sharing every personal story,” Augustine warns. “They just met you.” Augustine says this is especially important at happy hours or social events. She says it’s equally as important not to over indulge if there’s alcohol around; either keep it to a minimum or stick to soda.
No one needs to know about your unhappy marriage, deadbeat brother or hangover from the weekend barbeque. Especially when they’re not even sure of your first name.
And finally, don’t make any snap judgments in your first week.
“It takes 90 days to truly feel out your company. Your perceptions of who you like, the culture of the company, or the work itself are subject to change.”
More first-week faux pas includes going on and on about your old job, eating lunch alone the entire week and always bothering other employees.
And never, under any circumstances, introduce yourself to coworkers exiting, entering or using the restroom.
Ever.
[via Business Insider]
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