How Gaining Popularity with your co Workers can help you
Popularity is not a requirement to effectively perform your job related duties at work. However, getting along with your co-workers is conducive to a productive work environment. A person who is popular with their co-workers generally has good communication skills and can work well with any of their co-workers. This type of personality can be an asset to their company. So, how can a person gain the loyalty and trust of their co-workers? In essence become popular with their co-workers.
Gaining popularity with your co-workers may mean that you are dependable and always perform your fair share of the workload. Chances are most of the employees wouldn't mind working on a project with the popular co-worker. Team work is often essential in getting the work completed in a timely manner.
Yet, popularity does not mean you join in on the gossip mill at work or are always the one to invite your co-workers to happy hour after work. The topic of conversation with your co-workers should remain professional and should always pertain to your work related duties.
The pitfalls of popularity may be an inflated ego. The person, who is popular may start to feel as though they should not participate in menial job duties or do their fair share of the work. Therefore, popularity may not always serve the employer well.
There is a risk involved in engaging in personal discussions, while at work. The most popular employee is often the employee that loves to talk and goof off while working. Personal matters should never be discussed in a professional work environment. Your co-workers should not be privy to your failed marriages or family situations. A person can be friendly with their co-workers, while all along keeping their personal matters to themselves.
The work atmosphere should be comprised of personnel that work efficiently and effectively with one another. The work environment should never be reduced to a futile popularity contest amongst the employees. There is a chance that a popularity contest might breed hostility and envy in the work environment.
Compatibility in the work environment is desired by most supervisors because it usually means the employees will work well together without disagreements and disruptions to the scheduled work load. These three components are typically found in a popular employee.
The first component is possessing good communication skills. This person is able to communicate with colleagues,management, the human resource dept. and all levels of employees in various capacities. It is safe to say, that communication skills is a valuable and respected attribute by most co-workers.
The second component is dependability. The co-worker that is able to depend on their co-worker to fill in the gaps or tie up loose ends is guaranteed to win "brownie" points.
A trustworthy co-worker also rates very high on the popularity list. This co-worker can be trusted never to undermine the hard work of other employees. This type of employee is not afraid to allow other employees to shine or get the credit for their hard work.
These three components, good communication skills, dependability and being trustworthy will certainly help your ranking in popularity while on the job.
