But, more often than not, your biggest worry is this: Will everybody like you? Will you make fast friends in the office, or will you be tempted to eat your lunch alone while locked in a bathroom stall?
Monday, September 11, 2017
Starting A New Job? Here Are The Questions To Ask Your Coworkers
But, more often than not, your biggest worry is this: Will everybody like you? Will you make fast friends in the office, or will you be tempted to eat your lunch alone while locked in a bathroom stall?
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I think this article is interesting as I am starting to work on different stagecraft crews because especially with the first, third and fourth question, I have to ask them a lot. As I get acclimated with the different locals, it is important to solidify my understandings of these places by asking what is your role, what Is my role in relation to yours and can I do anything to help you? Figuring out people's roles in the costume studio or the scene shop has already been helpful when knowing who to go to ask questions. Also, I've seen how the CMU shops have certain expectations that I need to make sure I'm complete to fully assist in crew. There is a certain method of clean-up which I need to make sure I fully understand in order to do my crew to the best assignment. Lastly, I've seen that in different locals you need to take initiative by asking can I help you, for example, move that or what can I do next? Instead of standing around waiting to be told, I have to be proactive. I think this adds to my impression of how crew/stagecraft is more like an on-the-job experience rather than just a class.
This is a very well-written article. I love that the author breaks up his idea into four questions. The four questions when combined seem to relay a very simple message: extend yourself out to others and care about who they are/ what they do. This message is relayed in such a nice way, as to allow for anyone to understand how to do such and all anyone has to do based on this reading is ask the already provided questions. The article also made me look at my own life and I noticed I used some of the techniques not only recently for Orientation week but also in the past while others I may have been lacking and can improve on. Overall, a very good and helpful article.
I think these are good tips for a first day at a new job. Being new at work is probably scarier than at school because it is everyone’s first day freshman year and no one really knows each other and everyone is eager to make new friends. In an office or theatre company it is most likely that everyone else has been there for some time and you are one of the few new people. They may be welcoming to you at first, but they might not make a huge effort to bring you into their friend groups or talk to you that much. You need to take it upon yourself to get to know them and give yourself a place in the social structure of the company. You do not want to spend all your time alone because most jobs, especially theatre, require you to work closely and communicate with your coworkers. You need to have some sort of relationship so they trust you and you can work together on projects.
It is incredibly important to not only make a good first impression on the people you work with but to make the right first impression. Personally, I use a lot of self-deprecating humor however I've realized recently that doing that in a professional setting could potentially cast doubt on my actual abilities and confidence. Learning where to necessarily separate your personal and professional personas is crucial. This article outlines very nicely how to set yourself up for a successful professional persona, particularly questions one and three seemed like they would help you come off as someone who is engaged and invested in both the operations of the company and the people they are interacting with. Making these impressions and proactively integrating yourself into the social system of your workplace early on will create a useful support network among your peers and give you a boost right from the beginning. In other words, the benefit of getting to know your colleagues and putting yourself out there when you are the newcomer in any work environment cannot be understated.
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