最招同事们讨厌的五个细节

 　　下面的5个方面，你占了几个？1. Sucking up to the boss 拍老板马屁 2. Negativity 太消极，牢骚多 3. Messiness 不爱整洁 4. Poor cubicle¹ etiquette² 缺乏办公室礼仪，如大声嚷嚷 5.Not fitting in 不合群。

　　Why Co-Workers Don't Like You

　　Your co-workers are judging you. Beneath a veneer³ of professional collegiality, they're taking note of the mess on your desk, how loudly you chew, even your word choices。

　　Obviously, serious misconduct such as discrimination and harassment⁴ can lead to a job loss. But small irritants can hurt productivity and build walls between co-workers。

　　"Those little annoyances⁵, like having a really sloppy⁶ work area or being a disgusting desk eater, can loom⁷ large," says Charles Purdy, senior editor at jobs site Monster.com。

　　To avoid negative judgments⁸ from your co-workers, experts advise avoiding the following behaviors。

　　1. Sucking up to the boss

　　The boss's pet who ingratiates himself at the expense of his co-workers incites⁹ negative judgments, says Meredith Haberfeld, a New York-based executive and career coach。

　　For example, Ms. Haberfeld consulted for a human-resources company where a junior employee pointed¹⁰ out his co-workers' mistakes after errors had been made。

　　"He created ill will with his colleagues because he didn't ever go to them to provide any insights while he saw the ship sinking," Ms. Haberfeld says. "Nobody wanted to work with him."

　　Trying to take work from your colleagues, or take too much credit, are also bad moves。

　　"These people are seen as overly self-interested and therefore untrustworthy and difficult to work with," Ms. Haberfeld says. "At a certain point, to go further in your career you need to not just be liked by your boss, you need support from your peers and people more junior."

　　2. Negativity

　　The occasional bit of gossip can relieve stress. Too much can make you look bad。

　　"Sometimes it's fun to talk about the boss, but the person who is always complaining is widely disliked as well," Mr. Purdy says. "Toxic¹¹ negativity makes people feel like you are not a good co-worker. People associate negativity with you."

　　According to a 2011 Monster.com survey, respondents reported that among their co-workers' impolite behaviors, gossiping "ticked them off," along with texting during meetings, being too loud and leaving a mess。

　　Employees also are judged when they interrupt colleagues, or ignore or discount others' ideas, says Peter Post, author and great-grandson of etiquette expert Emily Post。

　　"Those are the kinds of things that people remember for a long time. You are really attacking the person and belittling¹² them," Mr. Post says. "They see you as a bully¹³, and don't want to interact with you."

　　Complaining about "inappropriate" behavior that is, at worst, slightly off is also a problem. "It feels really condescending," says Art Papas, founder¹⁴ of TheFit.com, a website where workers complete anonymous¹⁵ surveys about companies' cultures. "Just because you're offended that doesn't mean you have to broadcast it."

　　3. Messiness

　　Messiness, particularly in communal¹⁶ areas and shared workspaces, can breed negative judgments。

　　"Food that's left to become some sort of other thing in the refrigerator is really frustrating," says Mr. Post。

　　According to a recent survey from staffing and consulting firm Adecco, a majority of respondents said people are most productive when their workspace is clean, though some view messiness as a sign of being busy, and others see it as an indication of laziness。

　　4. Poor cubicle etiquette

　　In offices with few doors and lots of cubicles¹⁷, etiquette with regard to odors and noise is important。

　　Microwaving last night's fish dinner for lunch in your cubicle today is a no-no. And your co-workers can sense if you didn't clean up after bicycling to the office。

　　But a loud talker may be the top offender¹⁸. "If you need to concentrate and somebody is yapping, it can affect your work," says Margaret Fiester, operations manager for the human-resources knowledge center at the Society for Human Resource Management。

　　5. Not fitting in

　　It's important to fit into an office culture. That can include how you dress, and what you say。

　　"I was in a meeting the other day and somebody dropped the S-bomb. The third time they did it, it became unprofessional," Mr. Papas says。

　　There's also a code of conduct for email. "Maybe someone is overly brusque, or is always putting urgent or cc'ing everything," Mr. Purdy says. "Bcc is almost always a dangerous idea。

　　"Transparency is important—it prevents you from seeming sneaky. If you are bcc'ing someone to get someone else in trouble, you are being the office jerk."

1 cubicle   

n.大房间中隔出的小室

参考例句：

• She studies in a cubicle in the school library.她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。
• A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。

2 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

3 veneer   

n.(墙上的)饰面，虚饰

参考例句：

• For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.她温文尔雅的外表第一次露出破绽。
• The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。

4 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

5 annoyances   

n.恼怒( annoyance的名词复数 )；烦恼；打扰；使人烦恼的事

参考例句：

• At dinner that evening two annoyances kept General Zaroff from perfect enjoyment one. 当天晚上吃饭时，有两件不称心的事令沙洛夫吃得不很香。 来自辞典例句
• Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances-don't we all? 事实上我有很多类似的小烦恼，我们不都有这种小烦恼吗？ 来自互联网

6 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

7 loom   

n.织布机，织机；v.隐现，(危险、忧虑等)迫近

参考例句：

• The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
• The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。

8 judgments   

判断( judgment的名词复数 )； 鉴定； 评价； 审判

参考例句：

• A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
• He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。

9 incites   

刺激，激励，煽动( incite的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• In all countries any person who incites others to insurrection is guilty of treason. 在任何国家里，煽动他人谋反者，都属犯叛国罪。
• The success of the handicapped man incites us to pursue our dreams. 这位残疾人的成功激励我们追求自己的梦想。

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

12 belittling   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We must be realistic in our self-estimation, neither being conceited nor belittling ourselves. 我们对自己的估计应该实事求是， 不要自高自大，也不要妄自菲薄。
• I find it belittling to be criticized by someone so much younger than me. 有个比我年轻许多的人批评了我，我觉得是小看了我。

13 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

14 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

15 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

16 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

17 cubicles   

n.小卧室，斗室( cubicle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Security guards, operating inside bullet-proof glass cubicles, and speaking through microphones, scrutinized every arrival and departure. 警卫们在装有防弹玻璃的小室里值勤，通过麦克风细致盘问每一个进出的人。 来自辞典例句
• I guess they thought me content to stay in cubicles. 我猜他们认为我愿意呆在小房间里。 来自互联网

18 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。