Eleven things that annoy coworkers is a starter list for etiquette around the workplace. You might want to read more articles on the subject. Being annoying is not the best way to advance your career.
Using Big Words and Jargon to Impress People
Using big words to impress people is phony and annoying. Building your vocabulary is a good practice. Just using those words to impress people is an annoying.
Using Facilities for the Handicapped
Those facilities are there for people who need them. People who routinely use specialized needs bathrooms or handicapped parking annoy will soon lose credibility and trust.
Texting or Writing Emails During Meetings
You are in a meeting. Everyone is focusing on the speaker except you. You feel that texting urgent messages or answering emails during the meeting is professional. You believe that you are being diligent. However, you are creating a distraction for everyone in the room. People who are in a meeting are like members in a marching band. They are in meeting mode. When you start texting or sending emails, you become a distraction to everyone who can see what you are doing.
Talking Loudly Enough to Disturb Other People
Talking loudly enough on the phone to distract other people is rude and unfair.
Blocking Doorways and Hallways
Be thoughtful of how you use passageways. Some people do not know how to navigate blocked hallways or aisles. People who block these spaces making passing awkward for people.
On the other hand, if you do need to get past a people in a blocked passageway, simply say, “Pardon me.
Disappearing from Work
People notice when you are not at your desk or not in meetings. Often people cannot do their job when you are not around to do your job.
Constant Complaining
Negative information makes other people feel unpleasant. When you complain, you bring people down with you.
Gossiping
Gossiping is unfair and will cost you the trust of other people.
Personal Grooming
Clipping your nails and combing your hair seem so minor an event to some people that they forget that doing either one around other people is makes them uncomfortable. At your workplace, do personal grooming in the restroom.
Talking About Yourself
For some people, talking about themselves is so easy to do. It is also healthy. However, talking about ourselves all the time pushes people away. We not only distance ourselves from other people, the habit can prevent us from building strong business relationships.
Discussing Politics and Religion in the Workplace
Religion and Politics in the Workplace: I read an article recently that helped me know that not everyone understands the impact of religion and politics in the workplace. The author started his article with religious jokes.
The jokes weren’t clever. They were flippant. Furthermore, they distracted from the point of the article.
