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10 Worst Work Habits That Can Cost You Your Job Be Ware

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Here is a quick insight on all of the worst work habits that can cost you your job. Learn what they are and how to break them!

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10 Worst Work Habits That Can Cost You Your Job

Be Ware

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Let’s take a look at your worst habits…

…. And your co-worker’s biggest pet peeves

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• We can all admit that we have some bad habits, but these behaviors can affect you negatively in more ways that you can imagine. They can even cost you your job..

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Bad Habits

1) Number One: Procrastination.– A lot of people work best under pressure, or

so they say. Putting tasks off until the last minute invites plenty of problems, even when you believe this is when you do your best work.

– How to break it? MAKE A PLAN! Use a dry erase board to keep an agenda of all deadlines, also use Post-it-Notes and ball point pens to take note of any additional tasks.

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2) Taking Advantage of Leeway – Some companies are strict about

the time you clock in and out, others are not. Always be honest about recording the time, because trust me people do notice.

3) Negativity– Stop complaining!

4) Tardiness –When you arrive late for work or a

meeting it displays an attitude of carelessness.

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5) Being a Sloppy E-mailer– This involves anything from not

responding to e-mails to not being aware of how you come across through e-mails. According to Forbes “You might be perceived as abrupt or rude, or too long-winded or wordy”.

6) Social Media Addiction– Quit going on Facebook 20 times a day.

I promise 95% of your newsfeed is uninteresting.

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7) Poor Grammar– Refrain from thinking you are constantly at a

social gathering, bad grammar translates into believing that person to be uneducated.

8) Inefficiency– Bad habits like disorganization are

associated with ineffectiveness. – How to break it? To-Do List. • Have a notebook at hand where you can cross off

every task you completed, it will give you a feeling of fulfillment and it will help you stay on track.

• Take use of those file cabinets and file folders! Organize by project or deadline.

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9) Refusing to Socialize – People who are team players will always

experience constant success at work.

10) Temper Tantrums– Avoid this at all costs. If you can not

handle your temper then you are seen as not been able to handle responsibilities' or work well under pressure, this is one of the biggest career killers.

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Biggest Workplace Pet Peeves

• LinkedIn conducted a poll about the biggest workplace pet peeves. And these are the results:– Those who don’t take ownership of their

actions.– Co-workers who complain too much.– Gross common areas (not washing your

own dishes) –Meetings that start late or go long.– Colleagues who never respond to email.

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We all have habits, the key is to be aware and avoid them when they can hurt our career or professional relationships.

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