To avoid getting on your manager's last nerve, and help your chances of getting raises or promotions, there are a few habits you should kick.
Frequently showing up late to work or being late to meetings will definitely irk your supervisor.
If you put off direct requests or constantly pepper them with questions, they'll likely find you to be a pain.
To stay on their good side is to anticipate their needs — and meet them.
A bad boss is one guaranteed way to make you hate your job. There are plenty of tips out there about how to survive the workplace when your boss is a jerk, but did you ever stop to think of the reverse? A bad employee is just as surely going to make your boss's job miserable—and a miserable boss is likely to make
you
miserable. It's a cycle, get it?
So how can you avoid getting on your boss' last nerve? Take a look at the list below and see if you're habitually guilty of any of the offenses. If you are, you're probably driving your boss bonkers—thereby jeopardizing any hope of a raise or promotion—and it's time to reverse course.
This one is simple: Be punctual; it shows you care about your job. If you're consistently sauntering into the office well after everyone else has arrived, it's a bad look not only for you but also your boss.
Arriving a little late
every once in a while is generally not a huge deal—nearly one in five American workers (19%) are late for work at least once a week, a
YouGov survey
found—but don't make it a habit.
Think putting in extra hours at the end of the day makes up for being tardy in the morning? Think again. "Generally, employees don't get credit for staying late, but they do get a penalty for showing up late to work," says Donald Asher, author of
Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Buku Mimpi Lengkap Why.
2. …or late to meetings
Similarly, bosses hate when employees roll into meetings late. It's disruptive, and indicates a lack of respect. "It says to your boss and your co-workers that you think your time is more important than theirs," says Teri DePuy, a Colorado-based career coach at ICC, Inc.
9 things you're doing that your boss probably hates
por Sheila Correa (13-11-2018)
To avoid getting on your manager's last nerve, and help your chances of getting raises or promotions, there are a few habits you should kick.
Frequently showing up late to work or being late to meetings will definitely irk your supervisor.
If you put off direct requests or constantly pepper them with questions, they'll likely find you to be a pain.
To stay on their good side is to anticipate their needs — and meet them.
A bad boss is one guaranteed way to make you hate your job. There are plenty of tips out there about how to survive the workplace when your boss is a jerk, but did you ever stop to think of the reverse? A bad employee is just as surely going to make your boss's job miserable—and a miserable boss is likely to make
you
miserable. It's a cycle, get it?
So how can you avoid getting on your boss' last nerve? Take a look at the list below and see if you're habitually guilty of any of the offenses. If you are, you're probably driving your boss bonkers—thereby jeopardizing any hope of a raise or promotion—and it's time to reverse course.
1. Frequently showing up late to work…
This one is simple: Be punctual; it shows you care about your job. If you're consistently sauntering into the office well after everyone else has arrived, it's a bad look not only for you but also your boss.
Arriving a little late
every once in a while is generally not a huge deal—nearly one in five American workers (19%) are late for work at least once a week, a
YouGov survey
found—but don't make it a habit.
Think putting in extra hours at the end of the day makes up for being tardy in the morning? Think again. "Generally, employees don't get credit for staying late, but they do get a penalty for showing up late to work," says Donald Asher, author of
Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Buku Mimpi Lengkap Why.
2. …or late to meetings
Similarly, bosses hate when employees roll into meetings late. It's disruptive, and indicates a lack of respect. "It says to your boss and your co-workers that you think your time is more important than theirs," says Teri DePuy, a Colorado-based career coach at ICC, Inc.