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Week 9
Answer each question for the 1,2 and 3 topics.
Topic 1
Are good workplace manners important to day? After all; if the bottom line is the goal, who cares how we get there. Are we letting rudeness, disrespect, and overall uncivil behavior become an acceptable attitude in the workplace? Think about situations you have been in whether it involve coworkers, customer service or general observations. Have you observed bad behavior?
Topic 2
The idea of a "job" has changed dramatically over the years. Some people still look at it as a lifetime career; others look at it as a stepping stone.
What does/will having a job mean to you? Money, power, prestige, comfort, pension, respect, a way to pay the rent? What do/will you expect from your employer and what are you going to give your employer in exchange for your paycheck?
Topic 3
Body art is a form of nonverbal communication and nearly 30% of American adults have one or more tattoos. What advice would you give a career-conscious, ambitious friend if they were to ask you whether you think they should display it at work?
Here are the answers from classmates for the topic please reply for each number a reply on the answer.
Topic 1
1.Good workplace manners are especially important at this day and time, as generations appear to be coming off as more and more disrespectful. While their may be a bottom line with established goals, it is still important to progress towards them with respect and strong work ethic!! This topic works me up and I can not stress enough just how important it is to have an appropriate and professional set of workplace manners. I have witnessed too much bad behavior through out my careers so far and it is all so unsettling. Personally, I do not tolerate rudeness, disrespect, and overall uncivil behavior in the workplace, it is completely unacceptable. Termination should always take place when situations like the ones being mentioned here, arise.
2.I believe good workplace manners are very important to establishing a collaborative work environment. While the prompt is correct that the end goal is what is most important, the truth is that when coworkers get along it is conducive to more productivity. When work hours are spent resolving conflicts, stewing over disputes, or simply distracted over poor manners, less work gets done. Additionally, when co-workers can communicate freely they are more likely to put their heads together and come up with creative solutions to problems and innovative ideas that can save the company money, which may not have been possible with only one person thinking in isolation. All that being said, it should be recognized that people from different backgrounds have different ideas of what is considered good manners. There are many instances where what an employee perceives as rude behavior is really just a cultural difference. I have not myself observed much bad behavior in the work place, I have been lucky to work in places where employee culture was prioritized and relationships were strong.
3.It is very important to have good workplace manners. One toxic employee can spoil the lot. Being that most workplace settings are generally shared spaces, we must all be aware of our surroundings and how we are effecting them. I think it is important to have individuality, but with respect to others at the same time.
This kind of situation reminds me of the last place I used to work at as a chef. We had one employee, a grill cook, who was probably our most efficient and most reliable worker, but he was a real jerk. It was one of the first times in my career that I wasn't quick to fire a toxic employee. His talents and reliability almost outweighed his terrible attitude. He was very cocky, rude, and generally disrespectful to the rest of the staff. He was sort of like Dwight, from the Office. I wouldn't go as far as to say it was acceptable, but rather, everyone sort of put up with it because we knew it would be impossible to replace him.
4.Good workplace manners are very important. Working in the restaurant industry I have seen many coworkers with terrible workplace manners and this made it really difficult to all work together in an effective way. I think a key thing to maintaining good workplace manners is to leave your personal problems at home. At my last job our general manager did not know how to leave his personal problems at home and he would take these problems that he was having out on the employees and as a result I saw several people get fired mainly because he was in a bad mood on that particular day. Leaving your personal problems at home is extremely important because if you go into work with a bad mood you probably will not perform well on that day. I am a server right now and yesterday I had a table of customers ask me how I am such a good server and I said it was as simple as maintaining a positive attitude and that positivity and being willing to go above and beyond for customers goes a long way in the restaurant industry.
Topic 2
1.For a long time I had viewed everything I did, job/school, as a stepping stone since I felt that they didn't apply to what I "really" wanted to do. Now looking back, I can more clearly see how the things I experienced and the things I "didn't want to do" have perfectly prepared me for something better than I could have planned myself.
If I may, I suggest you to make the most of the job, the stepping stop or the task that you don't really want to do because it will come around in your favor. Expect to learn something from the experience even though it is not clear what it could be. Sometimes the lesson is that you will learn what not to do.
For me, a job (whether self employed or employed) is a gift. I work for a living but if I didn't have to earn a living, I would still find productive things to accomplish. It gives me a peace of mind having worked a good days work. Part of it is self respect and part of it is duty to my children to create a launchpad for their future. For my clients, aka bosses, I expect of myself to perform a service that I would gladly pay for if the roles were switched. As a service provider, I expect my clients to pay my invoices.
2.To me, having a job is like using a car to get to my destination. In this case, that is my dream. Of course, a job is basically required to pay the bills, and to keep on living. Just to be clear, I consider self-employment to still be a job, just as i consider running a business to be a job. Since my ultimate goal is to reach my dream, other things like prestige, respect, etc. are just a positive side effect.
Since employer/employee relations are dictated by contract, every situation is different (even though most big-business contracts are standardized). Generally, I expect my employer to give me decent working conditions (preferably good ones), although this is subjective. I also expect them to pay me on time with the proper amount. As for what I will give my employer, it will be my labor and my skills. Generally I do not like to do things that I was not hired to do, but sometimes they have to be done. I understand that since there is a big power difference between employer and myself, they can make me do things I would rather not do. In this case, depending on the circumstances, I would probably quit. With the economy doing as well as it is right now, another job should not be too hard to find (although the quality of it and how it matches my skills are a different matter entirely).
3.Growing up I always wanted to find a great company to work for that I would dedicate myself to fully and in return be given recognition for my hard work and fair pay. I always looked at my "work family" as a home away from home, to this day I still go and visit the employees at two different companies that I used to work for. When I was 25, after giving my all to a company I had been working for, I was let go before my 5th year where I would have been fully vested in the company. Ultimately it was determined that I was wrongfully terminated, however after that point my thoughts on working changed considerably. A job is just a job and a means to pay the bills so that I can survive and maybe have a little fun and possibly make a life for myself.
When you start out, a job is a stepping stone to either a promotion or a better job, it is rare that people starting in the mail room look at that as a lifetime career but they could be looking for a lifetime career with said company while jumping from stepping stone to stepping stone to get there. I'm at the point now where I pretty much work for myself and my clients and am deciding if after school I want to continue to work for myself or try to find a good 9-5 with weekends off and good benefits. It's a very tricky thing deciding between working for yourself and working for someone else but in the end no matter what you do for work you need to decide what you need, what you expect and what you are willing to live with.
4.Having a job means money,comfort, and responsibility to me! Obviously money is important as I have bills that are not going to pay themselves... though there is plenty of volunteer work that I do where no compensation is expected other than a feel-good moment! In addition to the needs and wants of money, I like to financially feel comfortable, too much stress is added in situations where I am strapped on cash. Though even if I had all the money in the world, you would still find me working and helping others. Even with as much of a pain work can be, it keeps me busy! I would feel almost useless if I carried absolutely no responsibility in the workplace, I like to be as useful as I like to feel useful !
In exchange for my paycheck, I give my employer all that I've got ( demonstrated by my work ethic). Each shift I attend, I do not only physically show up, but mentally as well. I have worked hard since the first day of my first job to build up a strong willed work ethic, references, and in sum... a resume! I am a leader and a listener- as an employee I use all of the skills and traits I have acquired from other jobs and life experiences to not only meet my job description, but go above and beyond what is expected of me as an employee!
Topic 3
1.The advise I would give to my friends with or thinking about getting tattoos is just to think about what there boss would think and whether or not its okay in their profession. If it is an environment that does not allow body art then that does not mean you can't get a tattoo but you may have to be more conservative about location. There are plenty of places to hide a meaningful tattoo if that is what you wish to do. Although it is becoming increasing more acceptable in todays society to have tattoos or body art I feel it would be best to first assess the workplace that you are interested in before choosing to get a tattoo that is in a place that can't be covered with work whatever attire you wear at the job.
2.This is a hard one and completely depends on your type of work. I personally love body art and think it should be allowed but if you are dealing with a range of customers from children to seniors should you be allowed to have a face tattoo or neck tattoo with obscenities? If I'm sitting behind a desk all day or on the phone for my job never seeing a customer face to face does it matter if my body art is displayed?
If my friend came to me and asked me if they should display their tattoos at work it would really come down to,
What do they do for work?
What is the company policy for displaying tattoos at their work?
Can their tattoos be construed as offensive?
Ten years ago it wouldn't have mattered, I would have simply said don't get any tattoo that you can't easily conceal because you will not be able to find employment. Now days it is a different story as body art is a lot more accepted and i'm of the opinion that it is your life and you need to do what feels right for you as long as you are willing to live with the consequences. If I warn my friend about the possibility of not getting employment because they decided to get a dragon tattoo on their neck and they do it anyway I will support them fully however they need to own up to their decision and not complain if things do not go their way because of it.
3.It is 2019, almost 2020 now, and tattoos have become pretty common. This is nothing new for me, as tattoos have been very prevalent in the restaurant industry for a long time. When I first started out in the restaurant industry it was common place, that if you had tattoos, you kept your sleeves down on your chefs' jacket. But it is now common for many chefs to wear short sleeve "dishwasher" style coats that show all their cool tattoos.
The best piece of advice I could give to a friend if they were tatted up and considering what type of attire they could wear in the workplace, includes a couple of notes. One is to take a look around, be observant of the workplace... are other people showing off their tattoos? If yes, than you are probably good to go, if not, they you may want to check around and see what the companies policy is on tattoos. All in all, I would think that most corporate, very strict work places are beginning to ease up on their tattoo showing policies, but it is important to check first and respect whatever policy is in place.
4.My body is a temple and I personally want to decorate it differently. I honestly do not care a single bit if you have tattoos or not. I am not judgmental at all when it comes to tattoos. I grew up in a different country so tattoos for me meant you were part of a gang. However, when I came to this country I found out that tattoos are part of the American culture. Dress code policies have changed a lot through out the days. I think the answer is not up to me. If a friend came up to me and asked me I would say "go read the company manual." If the company says "tattoos need to covered," well guess what, you got to cover your tattoos I don't care if you have a heart, a face, big tattoo, small tattoo, whatever it is cover it! If the company policy says "you are free to show your body art" go ahead and show all your tattoos as long as I don't see any bad words.