Follow These Office Etiquette Rules
July 6th, 2009 | by admin |When in an office, whether working or visiting, there are guidelines to follow regarding
achieving proper office etiquette. The workplace is entirely different from your home, where
in the latter you can act any way you want it because no one is seeing you or you are not
disturbing anyone or any activity.
Remember that you have to act respectful and polite in a workplace. Do it with dignity and
honesty at all times. It is a good reputation and one that your co-workers and customers
will love.
1.) Appropriate Office Clothing
In terms of proper attire, certain rules apply. One example is wearing slippers, flip flops,
or thongs while at the workplace is a big no-no. You can save all these foot wears to beach
or mall.
Sometimes, the nature of the office requires that you wear slacks or office pants, and not
jeans or denims and t-shirts. In this note, do not come dressed in jeans or shirt unless
during wash day or if your office allows you to. Office blouses, long sleeve blouses, polo
tops, and long office slacks are appropriate dress code in most offices. The shoes must be
closed for men and peep-toe or closed for women.
Of course, if the environment of the office is casual, less formal dress code may be
implemented. However, you are still not allowed to ear mid-riff tops, spaghetti tops or
dresses, revealing dresses or mini skirts, and slippers to work.
2.) Be Clean and Fit
All people are turned off of smelly people. In the office, being smelly is even more a
crime. You don’t want your officemates walking away from you because of the foul, offensive
odor. Therefore, be sure to shower first before going to the office and use a nice, suitable
deodorant, and brush your teeth.
Use clean clothes and shoes. And be sure to groom yourself. You don’t want to show up in the
office with your hair all over places and your clothes wrinkled because you didn’t press
them before coming in. Be neat and act conservatively, if required by the nature of the
office.
Hide your tattoos and remove all body piercings except ear piercings, if you are a woman,
unless you are working in a tattoo shop.
Do not sneeze or cough without covering your mouth. Use tissue all the time to avoid the
germs from scattering. And don’t forget to say excuse me every time.
3.) Good Manners and Right Conduct at the Office
Good office etiquette comes from being courteous and respectful all the time. Keep
interrupting people at a minimum. If you find yourself suddenly meddling with office mates’
conversation, be sure to apologize for the intrusion. Use courtesy as well if you need to
strike up a conversation with another.
Remember that the conversation must be work-related as possible. The office is not an
environment for gossip, so quit visiting your co-worker’s cubicle if you don’t have anything
important needed. If you need to visit them, be sure to knock before you enter.
Always use courteous words, such as, thank you, you are welcome, and please. Always show
appreciation. Don’t shout when talking or don’t laugh loudly. It is disturbing to other
people.
Avoid these things:
• Selling goods inside the office.
• Hovering around waiting a co-worker to finish phone call.
• Tactlessly criticizing another co-worker.
• Using cell phone, mp3 player, and other gadgets during office hours.
• Giving sexist, racial, and offensive comments.
• Being a know-all individual.
• Blaming someone else even if it was your mistake.