The Advantages of Job Sharing
It would seem that the one who benefits most from job sharing is the employee. This type of arrangement allows the employee to work part-time in order to spend more time with their families, attend school, or pursue other personal interests. New mothers find that it is a way to continue their careers while not having to deal with the stress and guilt that comes with putting their child in full-time day care. Experienced senior workers who wish to cut back a bit while still continuing their careers also benefit from job sharing, as do employees who wish to pursue more than one career opportunity at the same time. In addition, job sharing employees often find that this type of arrangement helps them to cut down on work-related stress and burnout.
Despite its often intimidating nature and the possibility of large-scale confusion, job sharing can also be seen as advantageous and desirable to small business owners and managers. First, there is the simple theory that two or more individual employees can bring a greater variety of abilities to the job than a single employee can. In some instances, job sharing can also lead to extended work days and therefore more productivity without having to pay employees overtime. Employers can also ask job sharers to work more during busy times, therefore eliminating the hassles of having to hire and train temporary employees.
Job sharing can also help to cut back on lost time due to vacations, sick days, and other personal situations that can cause someone to miss a day of work. Job-sharing employees might be more inclined to help work around the schedules of their partners to not only keep the work flowing smoothly, but also to accumulate time for when these type of situations come up for them and require the assistance of the job-share partner to ensure that the job gets done.
Finally, because this type of arrangement allows a company to have more employees while not requiring them to be in the office at the same time, it is also an effective way to deal with a lack of office space, which can be a problem for many small businesses.
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Tips To Overcome Bad Manners at Work
James” (name changed) didn’t realize he was causing anger and frustration among his coworkers. He regularly showed up to the meeting 10-15 minutes late. James also checked his email messages and took cell phone calls – during meetings.
Worse yet, because James wanted his manager to view him as productive, he rarely took days off when he was sick; choosing, instead, to come to work and expose his coworkers while he coughed and sneezed his way through the day.
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A coworker pulled James aside and, while chatting over coffee, pointed out his poor workplace manners and how they were negatively impacting others. The coworker then expressed her own frustration and anger with how James had disrupted a meeting she had recently led. James was shocked by the feedback; he had been unaware of how his poor manners were affecting others. The good news? He immediately changed his behavior and even apologized to several coworkers.
To improve company culture, don’t be afraid to approach coworkers (or managers) who display bad manners at work. The worst scenario is to allow poor behavior to continue, as this can decrease employee morale and productivity – it can also send a message that this type of behavior is OK (when it isn’t). So speak out, but do so with kindness and compassion.
Why is office etiquette important? Because bad manners at work can be bad for business by negatively affecting employee morale and productivity.
To ensure a happy and productive work environment, every employee (not just management) should act as a role model by demonstrating the following good manners:
· Stay at home when you’re sick.
· Always show up on time for meetings. Keep meetings to the scheduled amount of time. Don’t force the next group to stand in the hallway outside the conference room waiting for you and your group to finish.
· Put your cell phone on vibrate mode to prevent disturbing others.
· Pay attention during meetings and avoid multi-tasking, such as scrolling through emails on your smart phone or computer.
· Don’t hold meetings in your cubicle and distract those sitting close nearby. For meetings with three or more people, go to a conference room or a break area.
· Eat lunch in the cafeteria or break room. Avoid eating smelly food at your desk.
· Be aware of how loud you speak on the telephone if you work in a cubicle environment.
· Avoid wearing perfume or cologne at work.
· Don’t wear revealing clothing. Let others see your skills, not private body parts.
· Respect your co-worker’s property (and company property).
· Don’t take things from others without asking. Refrigerator lunch food stealers – that also means you!
· Don’t yell and scream at others. Compassion and empathy will serve you much better to earn respect.
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