ALT-2 Attributes of a Good Employee
Do you think that you are a good employee? You probably think that you are, or at least you try to be. There are definite traits that set the bad employees apart from the good ones. What does it take to become a good employee? Well, you have to be willing to do a good job and produce for your company to be considered worthy of the status of a good employee. What exactly does it take to get to that point?
The first thing an employee needs to do is work hard for the employer. If an employee is not willing to work hard, it will not matter what else the employee brings to the table. A business is all about production. If an employee is not able to contribute for the company, that employee will be worthless. This means that an employee must work hard to provide any value to the company.
A good employee will not only do what is asked of him, but will go the extra mile to succeed. The employee will stay late, come in early, or do anything that needs to be done in the office. Not only will the employee go the extra mile, but these extra tasks will not distract from the original job description that the employee has.
Someone who is considered a good employee will have a good record of attendance. This employee will always show up to work when scheduled, or will have a good reason for being absent, or late. If an employee does not show up for work on time, or doesn't bother to call in, then it can be said that they will take a hit in reputation. A schedule is not a suggested time for working each day and an employee who realizes this will get a gold star in this department.
Good employees are professional and take their job seriously. It might not pay a whole lot of money, but they will still do the best they can. Even if that employee is just stocking shelves, he will do the job as well as if he were the CEO of the company. Professionalism means something to a good employee and that is partly why this person will be so highly valued in the company. It can be hard to find workers who care about their job these days.
Do you think you are a good employee? If so, you probably possess a few of the traits listed above. If not, you should strive to improve as much as you can so that you can save your job, or advance in your career. We all have moments when we aren't doing as well as we could, but we should strive to minimize those moments so that we give ourselves the best chance to be viewed as a valuable asset to the company.
