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Top 7 ways to make your co-workers love youRealBuzz Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Even if you havent just started your job and just want to feel included in the office, its a tricky business

making the correct impression. So how do you make your co-workers love you? Follow these simple steps

oh and try not to cause any arguments!

How to be liked in the workplace

Even if you havent just started your job and just want to feel included in the office, its a tricky business making the correct

impression. So how do you make your co-workers love you? Follow these simple steps oh and try not to cause any

arguments!

Learn the tea orders of your workmates

Although this might seem simple and of no importance whatsoever, learning how your co-workers take their tea is a great

way to get involved in the office environment. Ok, so lets be reasonable, if your office is the size of a football pitch you

could possibly side step the tea round, however in smaller offices it is the polite and socially correct thing to do. Not only

does this look like you actually take notice of people but it is an easy ice breaker, its as simple as that.

Smile in the workplace

No one wants to acquire the nickname thunder face, and smiling is the most obvious signal that you are enjoying your work

and the people around you. Smiling can convey a happy emotion; emotions are free and are easy to use. If you never smile

the chances are your colleagues probably think that you dont have a sense of humour, so smile away.

Listen to your work colleagues

If you dont listen to anyone not only will you feel cut off from the work environment but eventually everyone will stop

talking to you. If its someones birthday soon or they are going shopping at the weekend, just make a note of it. However

small the task, go out of your way to ask how it went or simply ask did they have a nice time; people value the smaller things

in life and this is one of them.

Dont be a workplace hermit

If you are invited out by your co-workers always make an effort and go out with them. No one wants to be labelled the

boring one, even if you only stay out for a short time you will always be appreciated for making the effort in the first place.

If you are having a party and you dont invite anyone from work but then upload pictures onto a social networking site, it

may come across as though you dislike everyone, so put yourself out there and ask them. If everyone says no you know who

not to invite next time!

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Stick to your personality

Dont try and be someone else; the chances are your alter ego will be eventually overridden by your true one anyway and

youre more likely to be labelled with split personality disorder if anything. Being fake is not a good look and most people

can see right through this, however if you are loud and obnoxious this is hard to cover up, but worth a try.

Dont be the office flirt

You dont want to be known as the one who chats to all the boys/girls; save this at least for the Christmas night out. You

cant make another first impression so tone it down and adopt the mantra work is for working. If youre so desperate to talk

to the opposite sex, meet up after work, but inside those walls is for office talk and office talk alone!

Keep strong opinions to yourself

You dont qualify for gossiping or heated arguments just yet so keep quiet. It is important to voice your opinion if the

situation directly applies to you but being the gobby one already is not what were aiming for. It is crucial you stand up for

yourself but dont get involved in unnecessary cat fights over trivial things. Just breathe and let it go; being cool and

collected under the office stress and pressures is the strategy you need be able to adhere to.

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