You have to know how to read the subtext. As in life, everyday life is governed by a series of implicit codes. Habits, ways to do things, that are not always explained, but it is important to know how to decipher, at the risk of committing some false steps.
Like Louise* when a new job began in a new company. “In my old box, at noon, everyone was making their lunch when they could, not all were together,” recalls the social networks manager.
When her new colleagues ask her during her first day if she wants to eat something, she replies that something ends and that she will go right after. “After 15 minutes, one of them came up again, he told me: ‘Well, then, you ended up? We are all waiting for you!'” She says.
A not so flexible flexion off
“Business culture is all we share in an organization: values, habits, customs, particular codes and codes,” explains Caroline Diard, management teacher and former DRH.
“Normally, these habits should be explained during the recruitment process or during the phase of incorporation The first days. And obviously, you have the right to ask questions, “he recommends.
But sometimes informal rules are only revealed that they are used. Then, when Louise moved to a random office in the coworking space rented by his box, he does not imagine that he has just committed a stranger. Normally, there are no dedicated places, but when his colleague arrives, he points out aloud that “his” place is taken.
SUTIDEDSS VS Costumes
So, to avoid the little mistakes of the first days, Caroline Diard has a mantra: observation. “The first day, you have to make a low profile and listen to strong and weak signals,” he advises. She quotes in particular the logic of the location in the work space, clothing, ways of speaking, greeting, lunches or coffee breaks …
While it was still HRD, remember the case of a full -time employee with his colleagues. “The company had very classic codes, it was Viovoyer, dark suit and tie,” she says.
After several comments, the employee does not change the behavior. “Worse, ask everyone to meet and behave with them as a hierarchical superior,” he recalls. “Finally, the problem was not the crest or sweatshirt, it did not understand the operation of the company and did not adapt,” concludes the specialist.
Better anticipate ODD
What is at stake here is the first impression that your colleagues and their manager will have it. They have not yet had time to appreciate the quality of their work, the image they will make, therefore, will rest in other aspects (courtesy, punctuality, desire to learn …).
Therefore, it will be necessary to avoid doing it as Paul*, during his internship in a large company in CAC 40. “It was my second week, I had allowed me to do telework to go the weekend in the sea with my family. I had everything: the computer, the cable … on day D, I realize that I forgot that I have to insert the card to unlock the session,” he says, Ashombrado of her walked.
Finally, it is also advisable to dose the personal information he shares with his new colleagues, at least at the beginning. Louise had the feeling of having said too much during one after a drink on her first day. “My colleagues launched a game, it was necessary to trust some shameful things. I admitted that I had already slept during a meeting or that I had already smoked Canabis at work,” she says.
“At first, it is better to be prudent and classic,” says Caroline Diard, “even if that means adjusting later.”
* The names have been modified
Source: BFM TV
