LinkedIn Influencer Bernard Marr published this post originally on LinkedIn.
It's true that we can't choose our families, but in most cases, we also don't get to choose our work colleagues — and many of us spend more time with the people at work than we do with our blood kin!
According to a UK study, one in five office employees say they hate one or more of their coworkers. A third of people in the study said they dislike their colleagues so much that they would never even consider socializing with them outside of work.
Bosses and senior management emerged as the most hated group overall, but no one was immune. The study found that media was the most vicious field to work in, followed by accounting, IT, and sales. Nursing came in as the nicest field.
No matter what your job, this study suggests that some people, somewhere in your office may really dislike each other … And these could be some of the reasons why.
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Disregard for shared spaces
Every office has an office slob. They may be able to find what they need in that landfill they call a desk, but it may offend or inconvenience their colleagues — especially if they can't find what they need when they need it. If someone's mess goes beyond papers and files to include food wrappers and dirty dishes, closest neighbors may not appreciate the smell or potential for vermin. And if their mess extends to shared spaces like the kitchen or breakroom, well, now then they are just being inconsiderate.
Lack of email etiquette
Please tell me people at your work are not sending funny cat videos and spammy chain emails to their office mates… Even if someone's email game isn't that bad, they may still be annoying people if they habitually 'reply all' on emails when everyone does not need the reply, use all caps or no punctuation at all, or habitually send novels when a single sentence or two would suffice.
Know-it-all
Yes, clearly there are some people who are simply the smartest person in any boardroom, but no one else wants to be reminded of that. In fact, some have been so busy being right that they failed to notice that they have completely alienated their entire team, and that no one wants to implement their ideas just to spite them. Rather than having the answer for everything, why not let someone else have a go?
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