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Things you should never do at work 23 Articles

  • 1 of 23

    by Barbara A. Black

    Having held several different jobs in several different venues over the course of my lifetime, I can truthfully say that I have seen almost anything that can happen in the workplace! And those things that I haven't actual...read more

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    by Tammy Lim

    We work to earn a living and owe it to our employer to fulfil our duties during the stipulated office hours and having a clear conscience not to do the things that are unprofessional. Basically, the things that we shoul...read more

  • 3 of 23

    by Leticia Bradford Mohamed

    Potentially good employees can become victims of their own self-sabotaging behavior. The sad part of the matter is that when this occurs, most of these employees are not aware that these behaviors can cause serious damage ...read more

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    by Danette M. Scott

    Things you should never do at work. Companies have different standards as to what is and what is not considered appropriate to do at the workplace. The following list is comprised of things that could be generally construe...read more

  • 5 of 23

    by Ray Cook

    When you work as part of a team you are also part of a social group. As humans we quickly form bonds with co-workers and they become another family. When you are looking at things you should never do in work, it's a bit...read more

  • 6 of 23

    by Emmanuel Osondu

    The work place should be recognized for what it is. It is an establishment for serious and official matters. Therefore, in line with ethics and regulations, there are certain things that you should never do at work. The...read more

  • 7 of 23

    by Victoria Leslie

    Top Ten Things to Never Do At Work 10. Picking your nose while at your desk(because clearly no one can see you) and use your chair to rub off the offending nasal blockage. Same goes for the car, buddy! 9. Use the bat...read more

  • 8 of 23

    by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

    As we spend a great deal of our lives in our place of work it is no wonder that sometimes issues between personal and work life can become confused. However there are certain things which you should never do at work as the...read more

  • 9 of 23

    by Laura Leigh Fields

    My job experience never exceeded much past convenience stores. I guess I was just too lazy to go back to school. By no means am I a dummy. I have never had trouble holding down a job. I have always done what I am supposed ...read more

  • 10 of 23

    by Rena Sherwood

    With the economy gasping, an employee is getting to be an endangered species. The first thing any company does if profits fall is to fire or lay off its employees. They have to do something because this pleases their stock...read more

  • 11 of 23

    by Charlie Garratt

    Never do what's just good for the company. Always balance this with what is the right thing to do. A friend of mine was asked to falsify records relating to another employee's employment history just because the company di...read more

  • 12 of 23

    by Ted Sherman

    HUMOR: Ya know, this is a great subject for me, because it brings back many wonderfully wicked memories. During the year just before I retired, I was at my hostile, resentful best. After decades of slavery in a company ful...read more

  • 13 of 23

    by Victoria Jeffrey

    Having been in the workplace for 19 years I've learned through personal experience and observations the kinds of foolish things people do at work that can jeopardize their job or even their entire career. As the workplace ...read more

  • by Trey Farmer

    If you work, as you probably do (I'm assuming Paris Hilton and her posse aren't reading this), you are most likely aware that there are certain behaviors that are not acceptable in the workplace. For instance, using rac...read more

  • 15 of 23

    by Joseph Malek

    Dear Reader, you should never do anything within your work environment that would cause you to be fired by your employer. Yes, only a fool asks for trouble and most employers don't hire fools or other some such deadbeats w...read more

  • 16 of 23

    by Omayyah Ahmad

    I think that there are many things that office workers share, things which we all go through and experience. And I was thinking about some of the things which we think about or go through on daily bases. 1-Most of us t...read more

  • 17 of 23

    by Anita Ginski

    In my thirty plus years of working and having so many different kinds of jobs and career, I have come across people from all walks of life. Anyways, I have seen it all and not all of it is pretty. 1. First and forem...read more

  • 18 of 23

    by Harpreet Kaur

    what do u mean by work? For me work is worship,we should consider our work as worship. That is very important for living.Work is like god,because it gives us food and as a human beings we need it. i would like to...read more

  • 19 of 23

    by Bobbie Rowell

    Managing a office is no great secret. I believe if you can organize your personnel, a lot of assistants and technical help is probably not where they can comfortable work. The majority of personnel are placed in job posi...read more

  • 20 of 23

    by Daniel Walch

    My God! Where should I start? There are many things you should never do at work. As a manager, I often have to speak to employees about small issues, but only very rarely about major infractions of the rules. Recently I...read more

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