ON THE JOB: Getting Along
At some jobs, you will find that co-workers share personal
experiences, problems, and triumphs. In others, co-workers
maintain professional relationships, keeping personal talk to a
minimum. In either type of work environment, you will need to
learn to get along with the people you work with.
Think about the difference you would feel in the following two
scenarios:
1. You work in an office where every time you leave the room,
you are the topic of conversation. Not only that, but you
constantly have to defend your work and role in the company
because your co-workers don