Ever wonder if someone was being rude or just plain ignorant? Are you rude and you don’t even know it? Careerbuilder.com recently came out with six behaviors you should definitely stay away from. The first on the list: interruption. I’m sure just about everyone can relate to this in some form. Have you ever been trying to complete an assignment for a nearing deadline and a coworker or friend will not stop interrupting you. It becomes so annoying that you can hardly work or stay focused. “Interruptions are offensive on many levels. When you interrupt someone, you suggest that your time and ideas are more important than everyone else’s and that you have no interest in listening to what they have to say.”
Remember when your parents always reminded you to use your P’s and Q’s. Well, it turns out this is still a problem for adults. Ignoring the words “please” and “thank-you” is one of the six behaviors to be avoided in the office. “In a 2002 Public Agenda survey, 48 percent of adults expressed only ‘sometimes’ encountering people who made an effort to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’; 16 percent said they saw such behavior ‘practically never.’” A few words to show gratitude can put someone in a good mood — or at the very least can keep someone out of a foul mood. Why not do it?”
If you would like to learn of the other four behaviors to be avoided in the office, you can find them at the following website:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/04/01/cb.workplace.rudeness/index.html
By: Mark Kenyon
