There are good and bad employees in every organisation. Since most employees spend a large percentage of their time at work, it is only required to make the workplace rewarding. Those who are not committed to their work, are there for selfish reasons. So they are not likely to have staying power.
However, those who are into the company’s vision and goals don’t struggle in giving their best. The company appreciates their work and they go far in their career. It is easy to spot those who are not into what they do in an organisation from their behaviours. It is a case of by their fruits you shall know them. This does not tell well of the individual as it damages their reputation and self-worth.
This is how to know if you are a bad employee:
1. You are a latecomer
Habitually poor time management will make your boss see you as selfish, disrespectful, unreliable, and disorganised. Maybe you just happen to move slowly in the morning or important calls seem to always come up before meetings. Whatever the case, rationalizing it won’t help your reputation.
2. You give excuses a lot
People take notice when your excuses for why you can’t do something outnumber the times you successfully do your work. There is a saying that if you don’t want to do something, you will find an excuse but if you are bent on doing it, you will find a way. However, if problems you can’t solve do arise during the day, communicate them to your boss and colleagues immediately and honestly.
3. You complain alot
Nobody likes the surprise of extra work, but if you regularly communicate your dissatisfaction with grumbling or even an explicit denial of the assignment, you will be labeled as someone with a poor work ethic.
4. You love to gossip
Getting the inside scoop on your colleagues can be hard to resist, and sharing all your problems with coworkers can be a great relief. But after time, rumours and complaints will be associated with you, and you will lose the respect of your peers. You don’t want to be tagged as the office gossip.
5. You are convinced you are the smartest employee
Let’s just assume that you are as brilliant as you think you are; you’re still part of a team. And arrogant employees who don’t respect the corporate hierarchy aren’t going to last very long.
6. You are not committed to your company’s vision and goals
If you’re regularly making snarky remarks about what your employer stands for, your colleagues will likely have a hard time trusting your judgment on decisions. If you separate yourself from your company, then your employer is going to catch on and could separate from you.
7. Your productivity level has dropped
If your boss seems to be spending more time with you than your coworkers, and these colleagues are constantly having to assist you, your employer may eventually determine that trying to improve your performance is a waste of time and money.
8. Your colleagues find it hard to get along with you
If it seems like coworkers aren’t making eye contact with you or are uncomfortable when working with you on a project, it may actually be because they are afraid of you, or at least categorize you as a bad team player. If you’re too aggressive or pushy, you’ll come to be seen as a “lone wolf” that no one wants to deal with.
9. You are too apologetic especially to clients
Everyone makes mistakes, but if it seems like your customers are regularly dissatisfied with your work, your employer is going to start seeing you as a danger to the company.
10. You are not teachable
If you find yourself defending your idea even after everyone has expressed he or she disagrees with it, you’ll start to be seen as a troublemaker. Sometimes you just need to let things go for the sake of the team.