Corporate offices are always meant to be professional, well-behaved and up to the mark. Well, this is what we have seen in the TV shows and movies since childhood. The preception of the corporate offices that we have created in our minds makes us behave in a certain way.
This effort of controlling the behavior to set it according to the pre-defined norms gradually makes a person a corporate robot.
So if you are a corporate worker and are going through a similar phase as I mentioned above, it’s time to humanize your behavior and get back to the normal working culture by actually working the way as human work.
Below are some of the behavioral aspects that can keep you away from being the corporate robot.
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Be yourself
Being in a cubicle and working with the robotic devices will make you work like a robot. Like getting up on time, doing things based on the schedules, eating like a machine, need perfection in whatever work is assigned, leaving the office on time.
Ohh, you are completely becoming a machine where the inputs are predefined and work on the instructions. While you are chasing the 9-5 job you tend to lose yourself. But now you have to get alive.
Do more things that you like, get your inner self back. Listen to music, play games, go shopping, chat with your colleagues, have stories to share. Because your life is not limited to the job you are doing it’s much more than that.
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Talk to people on their grounds
It might be necessary to behave properly when you are in meetings or are professionally representing your company. But there is a difference in the way you should behave with your managers and with your colleagues.
Know this difference. You don’t need to be stiff and cautious while you are talking to your counterparts. Know the level at which you all stand and maintain a conversational style based on these levels.
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It’s ok to be personal and friendly
You are spending most of your day at the office working with your colleagues. In order to humanize the behavior, you have to behave like a normal person. Talk to them about different things apart from work.
It’s ok to share your personal details with them if they are comfortable sharing it with you too. Making friends at the workplace will add fun to your work and make the environment lighter and more productive.
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Be the part of the celebration
Don’t be the one who is least interested in the things going on in the office. Your office is your second home where you spend most of the time so be familiar with them and treat them like a family.
Be the part of someone’s happiness or celebrations, whether its a birthday or someone’s work anniversary, show the excitement that you are happy to be part of it.
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Connect out of the office
The best way to connect with your colleagues is by spending time with them. You might not get enough time in the office due to work deadlines and the office environment. But there are other options too.
Plan a dinner or a trip to a destination, make some fun memories that can help you bond better with them. This will surely help you get out of your robotic version to give you a life that all the normal working people live.
Summing Up
Stop getting too serious about the role you are playing at your workplace. It is not a punishment given to you to behave in a certain way, but just a part of your life. So try to be yourself, connect more with the people around and try to humanize your behavior by taking the people in the same way as they like. Doing these things will help you avoid being a corporate robot.
Author Bio:
James Vargas is an experienced business expert, consultant, and manager at Get Everything Delivered, IT consulting services. With the 1.5-decade corporate experience, he is now sharing his guidance to start-ups to grow with corporate team building activities and project delivery solutions.