As much as this website is about calling out bosses who suck, it’s only fair to turn the focus back on ourselves sometimes. I know that by the end of my nightmare assistant job, I was not a fun person to work with. I’d mentally checked out of the job and could not have cared less about hitting any deadline except my last workday. While I disagree with some of them (you are TOTALLY allowed to complain about having too much work to do, and you are also not required to agree with every single thing your company says/does or be accused of disloyalty, for example), a couple of them are spot-on. Here are a couple of red flags that might indicate you’re not the awesomest person to work with:
- Everyone in the office knows about your personal life. Don’t get me wrong - I advocate all the time for being friends with your coworkers when you can. It’s one thing to tell your best work friend all about your recent breakup, but it’s another to overshare to everyone in the office if you don’t know them that well.
- You go to HR constantly. Again, I am a big believer that you should feel safe and comfortable going to HR if there’s a problem with your boss or that you don’t feel right discussing with a supervisor. But going to HR for everything from a broken coffee machine to a frenemy coworker means that you’ll be seen as a pain and no one will take you seriously. When you do go to HR, make sure it’s for a bigger, more important issue that will force them to take action.
- You don’t hold yourself accountable. Even if you totally hate your job and are planning to quit in a week, you need to remember that your work performance and the things you’ve accomplished will follow you to whatever job you have next. You may leave your job hating every single person you work with, but if you have a list of things you did and are proud of, you can keep that forever.
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