I consider myself as a individualistic person. Working alone on a challenging assignment is an ideal situation I thrive in. However, working with people is an important aspect of finishing a work on time and with better quality. So here are a few situations I have faced and perhaps how I should have handled them.
1) You are new in a job and are struggling with the process, tools and the setup and end up slowing down the schedule.
- Calm down, its common to be struggling in a new assignment unless you are a genius. For a guy like me who is not the fastest learner, I would suggest putting in extra hours, gaining confidence, being thorough with new things encountered today and reflecting on what went wrong.
2) You are dedicated to get the job done with high quality, however the one with you lacks motivation.
- Do your best. Try and help out whenever needed but only when your tasks are completed. I say this as it has been noticed many a times that people blame others when things go wrong but take credit when things go right. Hence it is important to finish your own work before helping out unless you are sure of the colleague you are working with. It can also be frustrating when dealing with people who act that they are working but in reality are only working for the final paycheck and expect blockages so that work can be procrastinated. Try and avoid arguments, escalate if things don't happen as it should be to achieve high quality objectives.
3) Work place politics, jealousy.
- It is very difficult for humans to robots (LOL) hence politics, jealousy and other such resistance is best avoided by focusing on the goals. This may make you fewer friends but would surely make you work better. However, it may be difficult to be neutral when the problems at work involve you as well. It is best to remind yourself what your duties at work are and stay professional at the place you are paid to do a job.
1) You are new in a job and are struggling with the process, tools and the setup and end up slowing down the schedule.
- Calm down, its common to be struggling in a new assignment unless you are a genius. For a guy like me who is not the fastest learner, I would suggest putting in extra hours, gaining confidence, being thorough with new things encountered today and reflecting on what went wrong.
2) You are dedicated to get the job done with high quality, however the one with you lacks motivation.
- Do your best. Try and help out whenever needed but only when your tasks are completed. I say this as it has been noticed many a times that people blame others when things go wrong but take credit when things go right. Hence it is important to finish your own work before helping out unless you are sure of the colleague you are working with. It can also be frustrating when dealing with people who act that they are working but in reality are only working for the final paycheck and expect blockages so that work can be procrastinated. Try and avoid arguments, escalate if things don't happen as it should be to achieve high quality objectives.
3) Work place politics, jealousy.
- It is very difficult for humans to robots (LOL) hence politics, jealousy and other such resistance is best avoided by focusing on the goals. This may make you fewer friends but would surely make you work better. However, it may be difficult to be neutral when the problems at work involve you as well. It is best to remind yourself what your duties at work are and stay professional at the place you are paid to do a job.
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