June 23, 2005

• You ever goof off at work? Sure you do.  But there is always a
  time and place for that. Most of the time, you really have work to
  do.  But what if you are put in a situation where somebody at work
  has that opportunity to goof off with no qualm, while you yourself
  should continue doing work? What if that somebody invites you to goof
  off, even though you know that you don't have time for that?

  I suppose that situation is no different than peer pressure with school
  kids, but it's on a totally different level in a work environment. In a
  work place, you have to worry about losing your job, that provides
  money for you to survive.  You also have responsibilities that
  will affect other people if you do a poor job at it. But just like in
  school, how you are perceived by the people at your work is just as
  important in making the work place easier to deal with. This is
  especially true in a "team oriented" environment.

  So when put in a situation where you are invited to goof off with your
  co-workers, or continue doing important work, what would you do? Do you
  sacrifice your work to be more socially acceptable, even though you
  know this might affect somebody else at work? Do you decline their
  invitation by going back to work, knowing that you possibly lost some
  potential future contacts that might be able to help you advance in the
  company? I suppose the real key to this would be to balance both
  aspects, and find that compromise to make it work for everybody. 
  But sometimes you just don't have that option and you have to choose
  one or the other. Which would you be? The party pooper or the party
  goer? The safe bet or the risk shot?

  • 10:42 am
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