职场中有些不成文的规则，初入职场的新人，在工作上遇到最多的麻烦，往往是不小心违反了这些规则，而非在事情本身上犯错。
Sportshaveunwrittenrules. Inbaseball, joggingslowlyaroundthebasesafterhittingahomerun, orstealingsecondwitha 10-runlead, orcuttingacrossthepitcher'smoundonyourwaytothedugoutareallviolations. Breakingonecanleadtobeanballsandemptydugouts. Punishmentisoftenswiftandharsh.
Businesshasunwrittenrules, too — andviolatorsareoftenpunishedjustasswiftly. Hereareeight:
1. Neverdressaboveyourposition. 根据你的职位穿衣
Iknow — dressingforsuccessisimportant, actinglikeyou'realreadyinthejobisthebestwaytogetthejob, etc. It'salsothesurestwaytodrawthenot-so-friendlyfireofcolleaguesorsubordinates. Dressslightly "better" ifyouwant — butjustslightly. Otherwiseyou'llbeperceivedasashamelessclimber. Theonlytimethisdoesn'tapplyisifyourunyourownbusiness, buteventhenyoushoulddressinawaythatenhancesyourimagewhileensuringcustomersfeelcomfortable.
2. Nevershowupapeerinameeting. 慎重反驳同事的观点
Acolleagueproposesanidea. Itstinks. Notyourjobtosayso, though. Ifyou'reasupervisorandanothersupervisormakesaterriblesuggestionthatdoesn'taffectyourareaoryouremployees, sittight. Letsomeoneelse, preferablysomeoneaboveyou, shootitdown. Thenjumpinifyoucantomodifytheideasoitismoreworkable, givingcredittotheothersupervisorforraisinganimportantissue, ofcourse. Badideascomeandgo, butprofessionalrelationshipsshouldbeforever.