Won’t You Be My Frienemy?

The old adage ‘Keep your friends close and your enemies closer’ seems to have become an unfortunate by product of today’s work environment.

The workplace is always wild mix of personalities.  The quiet to the quixotic, the domineering to the domestic, no two people are the same.   Yet management models do their darnedest to smush us all into identifiable geneses for easy judgment.

So we cozy up with people that we frankly don’t care about to further our careers, sometimes leaving the important people behind.  How can that be healthy?

A healthy work environment would allow people to get the job done; judgment would be based on performance and merit.  I really don’t enjoy working with people that I don’t trust, I can’t feel free to collaborate with, or want to spend time with.

So, no, I’m going to be honest.  Maybe start a quiet revolution.

I won’t be your frienemy.

Smile

I read the most delightful blog entry this morning entitled “I’m Bringing My Preschool Attitude to Work“.  This entry just tickled me pink. 

You see, I’ve found that everyone gets buried in their jobs and responsibilities and forget simple courtesies.  People forget the value of a smile, a hug, and a ‘good job’.  Especially in today’s economic climate where everyone is working hard to just keep their job. 

No matter how I’m feeling I do my best to greet everyone who comes my way with a smile, a warm greeting and a positive thought (Hugging doesn’t go over well in my office environment).  I’d rather be making an effort to make my environment as positive as possible than dragging it down through negativity.

Worse case scenario, everyone is alway wondering what I’m up to.