Whether you’re working for a small business or a large industry, chances are likely that you will have to share some type of space during your workday. Here are a few tips for working with others.
Often to accommodate workers’ lunch needs and to provide a space for lunches that employees may bring for the day, there may be a refrigerator and even a microwave for employee usage. If someone else has left food in the refrigerator or is heating it in the microwave, leave it alone. Never eat another person’s food even if there name isn’t on it. 98% of 2,500 employees surveyed by TheLadders.com say that fridge raiding is “unacceptable workplace etiquette.”
Also, try to avoid heating foods in the microwave that have a strong odor. Because of this reason, eat in the lunch room, not at your desk if your food has an odor. Clean whatever messes you make and put in the time to clean up after a mess you didn’t make as common courtesy to fellow employees. If messes are common, post a clean-fridge policy on the door. To prevent confusion regarding whose food is whose, keep a sharpie and labels or tape in the kitchen.
In regards to not having individual offices, but cubicles, there is proper etiquette so as to not disturb fellow employees’ privacy and workspace. Don’t be a “prairie dog” where you peak your head above the cubicle wall. Instead, walk around to the person’s cubicle if you need to speak with them. So don’t contribute to conversations overheard over the cubicle walls. If a question or conversation is not directed towards you, then do not reply.
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