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Why Not to Alienate Yourself From Work Colleagues?
By Financial-Shopper-Network.Com
Dec 1, 2007 - 3:08:24 AM

In Corporate America, there a few projects that do not involve more than one person. This is why most companies encourage the creation of teams to achieve goals. Therefore, it is important for you to be a team player; otherwise, you might be referred to as a person that alienates himself or herself from the rest of the group or is hard to get along with.

While individualism and personal innovation are welcomed in the workplace, you still need to perform and interact with your peers. If you decide not to be a team player, it is likely that your immediate boss or supervisor will be alerted to your behavior. This can be detrimental for your year-end review. Not to mention, you do not want to develop a reputation of being hard to work with. This can lead to you being passed over for job promotions or fired for insubordination.

You should remember why your company hired you. Normally, a corporation desires an employee to be a self starter, organized, good at problem solving and able to work with others to complete company projects. You should not expect to get promoted if you cannot satisfy all of these objectives that a company expects of a good employee. Teamwork is vital to the success of any good business. Therefore, someone who believes in the team concept and is able to exceed the company’s expectations in a group setting will likely stand out from another person that just does a good job.

It is important to maintain a professional relationship with others in the workplace. If other employees perceive you to be mad at them, it is less likely that these individuals will want to be in your presence or work with you on assigned projects. Furthermore, it is not a good idea to come across as being withdrawn from the rest of the people at the office. People may get the impression that you are arrogant or do not care about your job. However, their thoughts may not be indicative of you as a person. You should make others employees feel that you are a resource for them, and your door is always open to their ideas and suggestions. You always need to be perceived as a team player in the workplace.