Bad employees are like cancer. They enter organization and if left unchecked they grow and spread and can eventually kill the organization. But if the cancer is caught in its early stages the cells can be eradicated and the organization can go on to live a healthy productive life.
Are you a bad employee? To Thine Own Self Be True! Obviously the more you answer yes the greater the likelihood that you are a bad employee.
1. You are a SLACKER! Your productivity is low – you do the bare minimum. Then you have the nerve to attempt to make up for this lack of productivity with overtime!
2. You have a bad attitude ie. Negative, critical, rebellious, arrogant, self-centered, rude, impatient, un-cooperative, apathy, defiant.
3. You can’t be trusted! You gossip and spread rumors.
4. Your standards are low, therefore the quality of your work is shoddy.
5. Every year you use up all of your sick time and then some.
6. The majority of the staff don’t like to work with you or have you on their team.
7. You are habitually late.
8. You make excuse for everything and believe that your personal issues are somehow your boss’s problem.
9. You kill the company’s brand through lack of professionalism and polish.
10. You are incompetent, miss deadlines, always need help.
11. You are not a team player.
12. You spend a lot of time on the phone talking with friends and family. You also surf and shop online when you should be working.
13. You seldom attend company sponsored events. Eg. Office parties, fun days etc.
14. You only seek out self development and training if the company is paying for it. Then you look for ways to leave the session early.
15. You’re always away from your desk either “profiling”, in the bathroom or in the lunchroom.
16. You resent change and tend to make a fuss whenever management attempts to implement change within the organization.
17. You have no ideas to bring to the table, but can provide 1000 reasons why the ideas presented by other will not work.
18. You feel threatened by a competent co-worker who receives praise from management so you secretly look for ways to derail him/her.
19. You clock in for friends who are late.
20. You take company supplies home for your personal use.
21. You waste office supplies and abuse company property.
