The first working days in a new place are always exciting. Unfamiliar surroundings, new people … A certain time for "grinding" will be required in any team. Even if this is a team with well-established traditions and established norms of behavior, you need to be attentive to all its rules, especially at the initial stage of labor activity.
Instructions
Step 1
Never be late for work. Better to come early. This is one of the main points of labor discipline. As a rule, a manager or other employee should introduce you to the whole team. Or you can ask to do it. This will make the process of joining a new team somewhat easier, since information about your abilities and the company's expectations from your activities will already be heard.
Step 2
In any team there is always a person who will help you get acquainted with the workplace, introduce you into the workflow and provide information on the basic rules of the company. Ask him the questions you are interested in about the peculiarities of communication in the team, the daily routine: the presence of coffee breaks, the start and end times of work, is it possible to arrange breaks and how long they are, is it customary to stay late after the end of the working day. Find out from him also the peculiarities of the style of clothing in the team, whether there are any traditions or established habits.
Step 3
Companies usually have a specific dress code. Don't wear the brightest or most compelling outfits in your wardrobe to work. It will still be useful to you for corporate evenings. It is better to dress with restraint, no frills, businesslike, but tasteful.
Step 4
Tune in positively. When communicating with any new colleague, be kind, attentive, welcoming, but at the same time restrained. Try to smile as often as possible, but be natural. A fake smile can characterize you as being insincere.
Step 5
To make it easier to find a common language, first observe the work style of the employees. Show maximum attention and interest in what your colleagues advise and tell you, especially when it comes to the nuances of your activity.
Step 6
Respect not only the opinion of the management, but also of each employee. Don't try to please everyone and everyone. Don't strive for quick, familiar relationships with colleagues. Over time, you yourself will understand with whom you can get close, and with whom you should not.
Step 7
You should not use frequent comparisons with your previous place of work when talking with new colleagues. Regardless of whether you give comparisons of the positive or negative aspects of the working conditions, process, this can be regarded as ambiguous. Do not under any circumstances criticize or speak out harshly towards the new bosses and their subordinates. You have not yet spent enough time with this team to objectively assess the situation.
Step 8
Don't be afraid to make mistakes. At first, they can be easily explained. Ask questions, take advice. It will be worse if you make mistakes, being already a permanent employee.
