Dealing with Unprofessionalism in the Workplace There are many types of unprofessional behavior in the workplace, which include habitual tardiness, absence, harassment or bringing personal issues to the job. These behaviors can cause disruption to the company as a whole, which means they should be dealt with as soon as possible. Depending on what behavior is demonstrated, you have various ways o deal with it. • Disengagement In some cases, you can just keep your distance from an unprofessional individual at the office and disengage to avoid problems. For example, you can stay away from unnecessary social interactions that are not related to your job. This way you can maintain a healthy professional distance. Likewise, you should not respond to an off-color joke; this might be enough to show your co-worker that his behavior is unwelcome to you. • Deciding Whether to Confront or Ignore When you encounter a colleague with unprofessional behavior, you can choose to either confront or ignore. Specifically, it might be better to disengage, like what was previously suggested to avoid compromising your personal comfort and productivity. For instance, if your office allows you to wear headphones, you can do such to block out the …show more content…
Because it can be very helpful should the situation reach a difficult level, where you cannot resolve it yourself. When doing this, write down the place and time, along with a detailed statement about the attitude in question, including the things you have done to try and resolve it. This will make dealing with behavior easier when it continues. If all else fails, you should report the incident to your supervisor, explaining how the lack of professionalism is affecting your performance. You might need to explain that when your colleague comes to your workstation and continues to talk, it pulls your productivity down. When reporting to your superior, bring the records you
The popular sitcom that is now one of today’s pop culture`s favorites, is based on the original British sitcom The Office and later began to air on NBC. With characters that are relatable to any office environment, The Office does cause many to question the violation of ethics in this sitcom. The show features Michael Scott the manager at Dunder Mifflin, who is the center of many questionable actions. Because every show needs a good love story; Pam and Jim are introduced as the office lovers who win the award for “relationship goals”. Besides the main characters, the cast consists of unmotivated employees.
Have you ever felt discriminated against in the workplace? Usually, women are the most common people that are mistreated in the workplace. There are many reasons why women are discriminated against, but none of them are excuses for women for not being successful. Women face sexism by getting less pay than men, not getting promoted as equally as men, and facing other gender stereotypes, but sexism can be solved by women confronting their internal and external barriers and finding people that can help women.
Sexism is the ideology that maintains that one sex is inherently inferior to the other. Sexism or discrimination based on gender has been a social issue for many years; it is the ideology that one sex is superior or inferior to the other. Sexism does not only affect females, but also males. Men are very often victimized by social stereotypes and norms based on gender expectations. Sexism has appears in almost all social institutions including family, the media, religion, sports, the military, politics, and the government. However, although both genders are affected, men have benefited from sexism the most (Thompson 300-301.)
I had a choice to make : one of them was to look away, pretending I am not noticing anything and do nothing; second choice was to talk to them and try to explain that they can't continue behaving this way, and the third choice which is the right choice is to report them to my manager. I had to ponder for a while, and that's when I realized that my job was important to me and that I was their supervisor first and their friend second and I had to do something about this situation if I consider myself a professional. I felt that it would be fare if I would give them the benefit of the doubt and let them know how I feel and what situation that they are putting me. I was hoping they would start acting like adults. I was trying to resolve this situation at all costs without getting upper management involved and save them out of trouble. I tried to keep their and my own dignity.
Throughout this paper, I will talk about what professionalism in the workplace is. I will describe different viewpoints from different sources as well as my own perspective on the subject. I will provide examples of what is correct and incorrect professionalism in the workplace. Lastly, I will discuss how you can accomplish correct professionalism in the workplace.
In the article “He Works, She Works, But What Different Impressions They Make” by Gwyn Kirk and margo Okazawa-Rey some main points are made. The fire main point made by Gwyn and Margo are that there are double standards at work. They begin the article talking about how “annoying the double standards are and how alone they can make you feel”. They say that supervisors and coworkers still judge females by old stereotypes. The authors claim that these stereotypes include saying women are, emotional, disorganized, and inefficient.
Incivility can affect many different aspects of our lives. A few are causing anger problems, being in others’ way, making it difficult for somebody to concentrate, and causing workers to skip work. However, at least in the workplace, this issue can be helped (if the company is willing). Although on a small scale, incivility and rudeness may seem insignificant, they have proved to be quite problematic.
Difficult people in the workplace come in every conceivable variety. These coworkers would talk constantly, and never listen. Some just have to have the last word; they criticize and compete with you for power, privilege, and the spotlight. Disciplining employees is a necessary part of each organization.
Workplace deviance is a voluntary unethical behavior that disobeys organizational norms about wrong and right, and in doing so, threatens the wellbeing of the organization, and/or its members(Robinson and Bennett 555-572). According to Robinson and Bennett, “workplace deviances behavior varies along two dimensions: minor versus serious, and interpersonal (deviant behavior directed at other individuals in the organization) versus organizational (deviant behavior directed at the organization)” (555-572). Based on these dimensions it was further divided, into four categories: production deviance (leaving early, wasting resources etc.), property deviance (stealing ,destroying equipment etc.), political deviance (gossiping, favoritism etc.), and personal aggression (verbal abuse ,sexual harassment etc.) (Robinson and Bennett 555-572).According to Robinson and Bennett,workplace deviant behaviors cost U.S. companies approximately between $6 billion and $200 billion annually(555-572). In addition turnover, absences, and illness, and results in poor or lowered productivity, low morale, and litigation ., workplace deviances leads to misuse and loss of time, waste of resources, increases employee(Robinson and Bennett 555-572) .
It is terrifying how people can treat others with such blatant disregard. Consequently, as long as they don’t bother an individual personally, they go about their business like nothing ever happened. According to historian John Kasson, “We’re less concerned today with the whole realm of public behavior; we’re primarily concerned with minimizing the intrusion of others upon us as we make our way through urban space.”(Sanoff). Since rudeness is dealt with every day, we have in fact become numb to it, not by choice per say, but more so because we have to. The outcome of approaching the behavior is more often than not, more devastating than just leaving the situation alone altogether. Christina Porath of the Harvard Business Review states, “I’ve found that more than 85% of people who chose to avoid or confront perpetrators were unsatisfied with how the situation ended or how they handled it, and those who attempted confrontation were no more satisfied than those who didn’t respond,” (Porath). One should stop and think before reacting yet, as people speak they tend to lose the ability to control their tongue due to high levels of
Staff behaviors control the performance and capabilities of an organization. Most workers display productive or counterproductive productive behaviors that have effect on workers, clients, and programs. The ability to control these behaviors is a necessary part of delivering exceptional services. Many workers automatically adopt behaviors that fit in with the best interest of the organization. Although these behaviors are common, some employees fail to follow order and create havoc for others around them. Productive behavior allows workers to perform daily functions whereas counterproductive behaviors develop issues that are costly. Good behavior contributes to goals and objectives set by the organization (Britt & Jex, 2008).
Moreover, research shows that workplace incivility or rude and discourteous conduct has become prevalent in the workplace, costs organizations millions of dollars yearly, and affects 98% of employees (Porath & Pearson, 2013). A study concerning incivility in the workplace conducted
To name a few examples of professionalism in the workplace - is being on time, limiting absences, can communicate effectively, dress in suitable clothes, and shows a willingness to work with others. Having a positive attitude in stressful setting is another great example. Professionalism will show in your actions and people around you will notice it. Once people notices your display of professionalism, you will gain respect and trust in your workplace. However, if you dig deeper, all the examples of professionalism mentioned above, it all boils down into one reason- attitude. It is an attitude to show up at work early, and not miss work. It is an attitude that you can communicate effectively. It is an attitude that you can willingly work with others. It is an attitude that you can stay positive despite being in a stressful environment. So, make it simpler, professionalism in the workplace relies solely on one’s
Behavior that is considered harassment include, but are not limited to, threats, intimidation, derogatory statements, malicious statements, or any inappropriate, unwelcome, physical or verbal advances, that foster a hostile work environment for the person on the receiving end of the harassing words or actions.
A negative work environment can make employees feel irritable, anxious and defensive. This can cause poor productivity, lack of motivation and poor communication in the workplace which in turn can cause problems for the company. An employer’s abuse of power can cause mental or emotional distress on employees and also disrupt the workplace. Examples of employers abusing their position include humiliation, undermining, disrespectful language, discriminatory comments, yelling and intimidation. When employees are surrounded by this on a daily basis it can affect their self-worth. Employers can resolve these issues by allowing open lines of communication and by not giving employees the impression that it is acceptable to act negatively and disrespect fellow employees.