Worst Work Habits

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10 Worst Work Habits That Can Cost You Your Job

• Be Ware

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• Lets take a look at your worst habits
• . And your co-workers biggest pet peeves

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• We can all admit that we have some bad habits,
  but these behaviors can affect you negatively in
  more ways that you can imagine. They can even
  cost you your job..

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Bad Habits

• 1) Number One Procrastination.
• A lot of people work best under pressure, or so
  they say. Putting tasks off until the last minute
  invites plenty of problems, even when you believe
  this is when you do your best work.
• How to break it? MAKE A PLAN! Use a dry erase
  board to keep an agenda of all deadlines, also
  use Post-it-Notes and ball point pens to take
  note of any additional tasks.

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• 2) Taking Advantage of Leeway
• Some companies are strict about the time you
  clock in and out, others are not. Always be
  honest about recording the time, because trust me
  people do notice.
• 3) Negativity
• Stop complaining!
• 4) Tardiness
• When you arrive late for work or a meeting it
  displays an attitude of carelessness.

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• 5) Being a Sloppy E-mailer
• This involves anything from not responding to
  e-mails to not being aware of how you come across
  through e-mails. According to Forbes You might
  be perceived as abrupt or rude, or too
  long-winded or wordy.
• 6) Social Media Addiction
• Quit going on Facebook 20 times a day. I promise
  95 of your newsfeed is uninteresting.

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• 7) Poor Grammar
• Refrain from thinking you are constantly at a
  social gathering, bad grammar translates into
  believing that person to be uneducated.
• 8) Inefficiency
• Bad habits like disorganization are associated
  with ineffectiveness.
• How to break it? To-Do List.
• Have a notebook at hand where you can cross off
  every task you completed, it will give you a
  feeling of fulfillment and it will help you stay
  on track.
• Take use of those file cabinets and file folders!
  Organize by project or deadline.

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• 9) Refusing to Socialize
• People who are team players will always
  experience constant success at work.
• 10) Temper Tantrums
• Avoid this at all costs. If you can not handle
  your temper then you are seen as not been able to
  handle responsibilities' or work well under
  pressure, this is one of the biggest career
  killers.

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Biggest Workplace Pet Peeves

• LinkedIn conducted a poll about the biggest
  workplace pet peeves. And these are the results
• Those who dont take ownership of their actions.
• Co-workers who complain too much.
• Gross common areas (not washing your own dishes)
• Meetings that start late or go long.
• Colleagues who never respond to email.

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• We all have habits, the key is to be aware and
  avoid them when they can hurt our career or
  professional relationships.

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Sources

• http//www.newser.com/story/129742/professionals-n
  ame-most-irritating-office-habits.html
• http//www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/03/cb.1
  0.worst.work.habits/
• http//www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/10
  /17/14-bad-habits-that-can-cost-you-your-job/