I'd like to start of course hugging 2005 goodbye and cheering for a new year. I am feeling a lil bit cheery today... well, enough cheerfulness to share my 3 divine rules in Getting Along with People @ Work.
1. Pretend you caught the AIDS syndrome - AIDS (as-if-doin-somethin) has been one of the viruses that I got here in my present job assignment. I am bored to death and so, typing some stuff all day (like blogs, for instance) will just exude an aura of industry.
So, the good thing about this is that you actually would be praised coz you are so "initiative-driven" and "so industrious" because you are glued to your computer the whole day doin "work".
But oh, one more thing, just be sure to have a window with some "real work stuff", in case your boss drops by to say hello!
2. Always carry a smile. There's a lot of different people in the workplace. To name some, there are the matarays, the quiet ones, the bossy ones, the so-so ones and my most hated, the conio "hi! i didn't notice you were there" ones (with matching braces showing off... RRAARR!)
So here are some useful and simple tip: SMILE. Yes, smile with a glitch.
To the matarays: Smile with this little bubble thought -- Sana matrap ka sa elevator nang mag-isa for an hour para mawala ang angas mo!
To the bossy ones: Smile and then whisper, I am studying and learning hypnosis! Wait til I master it, you little dirty rat...
And finally, tantananaaa...
To the coniotic ones: Smile. And if she smiles back, say: You've got a lettuce stuck in your braces! You didn't notice it was there, huh? Then modestly leave...
Ahh.. revenge is sweet...
3. And lastly... try the proven and tested "deadma" effect... You drift through the day without saying hi or goodbye to any of your officemates. Well, you won't get that halo effect. But you also won't have to bear with your chismisan and ogling officemates either..
One tip: Just project that "I'm-in-my-working-solitude-so-mind-your-own-business-we-all-got-loads-of-pilesh*t-to-do!" atttitude... as if! >:D
Ciao!
