Are you and your co-workers 'Perfect Strangers'?
away from his large family in Wisconsin. Unfortunately for Larry, but
fortunately for all of us, his distant cousin Balki Bartokomous drops in
for a visit, which completely shatters the life Larry was seeking. Even
though the two are extremely different, Larry lets Balki stay with him
long-term as a his roommate and the two develop a rocky friendship.
Balki comes from a Mediterranean island called Mypos, is extremely
eccentric, and knows very little about America. Simply put, Larry and
Balky come from different worlds and learn to co-exist.
Coexisting with your co-workers
Who do you spend more time with, your family or your co-workers? I ask
those of you who work from home to kindly not answer this. For the
rest of you, I'm almost positive you're seeing much more of your
colleagues at work than your spouse, partner, kids, dog, paper boy, and
Oprah. With this much time spent together, we need to find a way to be
friends, or at least coexist.
We never know what to expect when meeting co-workers for the first time.
Usually, they are nothing like us, they come form a different culture or
background, and have their share of annoying quirky behaviors. Even
with these obvious differences, sometimes we are able to mesh and make
friends with these folks. In some situations it's not so easy, and we
simply need to find a way to just coexist, because our career depends on
it. And my suggestion is?
Become Perfect Strangers
When you realize there are clear and annoying differences between you
and a co-worker, make a strong effort to become buddies. Ask that
person to go to lunch with you, spend a few minutes at their desk just
chatting. Developing a real friendship probably won't happen, but just
including them in your plans can take the business relationship far. At
the end of the day, the two of you need to work with each other to be
successful, so you owe it to yourself to spend a few annoying hours with
this person when necessary.
Who knows, maybe after some lunch time gossip, the two of you will be
performing the 'Dance of Joy' together...
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