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Lack of mean gossip. I don't believe in spreading rumors. I think a good office staff tries to get people to work together and has office activities that encourages people to be friendly.
Of course there will always be gossip but the gossips should not be given status for 'causing trouble.'
Being aware of not being too noisy in a cubicle (no speaker phone calls, no pistachio nuts, no "ding" noise on your IM"s if you get a lot of them, oh, and no repeat personal stories to your friends on the phone).......
Agree with the gossip thing. I've had to counsel people several times that there is good gossip and bad gossip. How to decide? Put yourself in the place of the person you are talking about. Would you care what is being said or would you welcome it?
Good gossip: Did you hear John's son graduated with honors from college last week? He's very proud.
Bad gossip: John's glad his kid finally graduated, it's been a real financial drain on him and they are behind on their mortgage as a result.
Watch talking on speakerphone when on a call. If you don't have your own office (if you are in a cube) don't use speaker. Other people hate it. If you DO need to use it, tell the person on the other end they are on speaker.
If management hasn't yet banned personal cellphones from the office, get rid of yours for the working day! And ditch the i-Pod too.
i-Pods aren't OK? Just keep your headphones on and the volume low enough that no one else can hear. Today's generation doesn't have any issues with listening to music (with headphones) at work.
In my last couple of working years I would have been happy to have a boss who didn't scream obscenities at us when his incompetence led to problems. Having a boss who treats you like a valuable asset and doesn't think that everyone is out to screw him and the company, to do as little work as possible, to steal supplies etc. is a good beginning.
If management hasn't yet banned personal cellphones from the office, get rid of yours for the working day! And ditch the i-Pod too.
I have NEVER worked for an employer who didn't allow iPods for employees, as long as you could hear your phone ringing.
And most employers are fine with cell phone use as long as it's not disruptive to coworkers and used sparingly. Where I work now they would rather we use our cell phones for the occasional personal business call then tie up their phone lines.
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