Frankly, we all have bad habits and these negative ways that we portray to our colleagues may make them stay away from you. You sure have some colleagues that dodge away when they see you. Look back at what are the things that you have done that caused this to happen.
Be that pleasant colleague that people will want to get near to you.
Checking emails constantly
It is disruptive and annoying when you go back to your emails constantly and when an email notification pops out. Give yourself the time of about 45 minutes to focus on important tasks or the priorities on your To-Do List before checking back. Else, you will realise that most of the tasks cannot be completed or could be done halfway while you move on to the next task.
You may even think that you are productive while you respond to all the incoming emails as soon as you can. However, this does not come by being productive. It does not mean that you are get your priorities done.
Over-talkative
Not everyone is willing to listen to what you have to say about work or even your personal matters. If you go on and on talking and only want people to agree with you, they may move away from you. Create a two-way conversation and also pay close attention to what the other party has to say. Try this – listen more than you take.
Turn up late for meetings
Why are we always punishing our colleagues who are punctual or even putting in the extra effort to reach 5 to 10 minutes earlier for meetings? When we wait for the latecomers, this will end up in domino effect as our colleagues may have to delay their other meetings or work schedules which have been planned out in advance.
Negativity
It is inevitable that we whine, complain or even gossip about work at times. It is alright to pour out your sorrows once in a while. You will feel better when someone understands your situation but I’m sure you do come across colleagues who are always doing that, near to every day. Have you ever thought if this will make your colleagues feel irksome when you do it repeatedly because it does not solve any issues by just whining or complaining?