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We face all sorts of things at work, what to do if WORK JAM?
1: When encountering a work jam, you should think calmly
When we encounter difficulties at work, we tend to feel anxious and nervous. However, such emotions are not conducive to solving problems. Therefore, the first thing to do is to calm down. You can appropriately stop the work at hand, take a break and clear your mind.
Once we have calmed down, we can start to think about the reasons why the problem has arisen and the ways to solve it. Sometimes, spending a little more time thinking about the problem can instead help us find a solution faster.
Reason for work jam: Excessive work pressure
Work stress is a problem that many people in the workplace have to face. Excessive stress can lead to physical and mental exhaustion, decreased work efficiency, and other problems. To relieve work pressure, the following measures can be taken:
- Develop daily work content. Do the simple and urgent ones first.
- Learn to relax after work.
- Talk to your friends and confide in them what is bothering you at work.
- think about future promotions and raises and stay hopeful.
2: Seek help when faced with a work jam
When we encounter difficulties, do not forget to seek help. It is possible to ask for advice from colleagues, leaders, or professionals, for whom perhaps your problem has already been encountered and dealt with.
In addition, if our difficulties are related to other departments of the company, we can also seek help from them. Seeking help not only solves problems but also expands our network resources and makes us more integrated into the company’s culture and ecology.
Reason for work jam: communication difficulties
Communication is one of the most basic and important aspects of work, but sometimes you encounter communication difficulties. For example, colleagues can not reach a consensus on a certain issue, or superiors can not understand your ideas.
In this case, you first need to clarify the goal and content of communication, and then choose an appropriate communication method, such as face-to-face, telephone, or e-mail. At the same time, you need to pay attention to the details and etiquette of communication, respect the opinions and views of others, and try to maintain a calm and objective attitude.
Whether you are a newcomer to the workplace or have been in the workplace for many years, whether all the efforts you make every day are “valuable” or not is based on whether you communicate effectively or not. A lot of work jam is due to poor communication.
There are many barriers to effective communication, including physical barriers. Geography makes it difficult for us to communicate directly face-to-face, so the next best thing is to do it via video or voice. And if the other party doesn’t give a timely response, shows network lag, or keeps debugging the device, we’re going to freak out.
But even when communicating face-to-face, there are various obstacles we encounter, such as those from perception.
We are not the first day to come to this world, in the process of growing up slowly and inevitably accumulating a variety of preconceived ideas, past behavioral patterns tell us that the other side said A, the following is immediately B. Repeated every day, like a tape recorder in the playback of the tape, click on the playback of the …… because we chose to be indifferent attitude, not listening to what the person in front of us has to say.
In addition, we may face emotional blocks. Does a person feel confident from the bottom of his heart that he is ok, does he trust others enough to feel that they are ok too, or does he feel superior because of his overconfidence, or does he become overly defensive towards others because of his low self-esteem?
Once those defenses are up, does it matter what the person in front of you, is saying? No, it doesn’t.
After all, the “I” in your brain comes first.
We also find that sometimes, even if we are confident enough to trust others, when someone comes to us and our mind is full of other things, we simply can’t hear what they are saying, and even if we do hear it, we can’t remember it because of the information overload.
A good approach at this time is to clarify the situation with the other person and schedule another time to have another conversation.
There may also be interpersonal barriers to communication, such as avoidance of communication, reluctance to socialize, or inability to read verbal and non-verbal messages. Forget about conflicts at work, face the WORK JAM you need to communicate with your coworkers.
Reason for work jam: Tension with coworkers or supervisors
Tension with coworkers or supervisors is one of the common difficulties at work. In order to solve this problem, it is first necessary to analyze the causes of tension, such as miscommunication, unequal distribution of work, and competitive relationship.
Appropriate measures are then taken to alleviate it, such as proactive communication, negotiation of work distribution, and respect for others’ opinions and views. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain a positive attitude and mindset and not to let emotions affect work and life.
How do we get along with our coworkers when we are new to an environment?
Colleagues respect each other. Everyone’s interests and hobbies have different abilities, we should respect each colleague, do not use our strengths and colleagues’ shortcomings. Do not ridicule them as inferior to their place, bad words hurt June cold, this will hurt other people’s self-esteem, not conducive to the relationship between colleagues.
Encountered colleagues around difficult times, we have to give sincere help, which can enhance the relationship’s intimacy. Everyone has difficulties, today we help others, and tomorrow be others to help us. If it is afraid of their own losses or encounter difficulties in hiding, will not be able to get the help of others, interpersonal relationships are certainly not good.
How to deal with the hierarchical relationship with the leader is very important. Some people think that the leader should be flattered or pleasing so that you can get the leader’s favorite. On the contrary, this is detrimental to their personality, but also causes other colleagues resentment, that you flatter the leader, will slowly away from you.
What we have to do is we should respect the leader, and obey the leader. The leadership of the work should be carefully completed, have the opposite opinion of the time in the right place, the right time to put forward, and not put forward in public hurt the face of the leadership.
Be honest and trustworthy, in the workplace to treat coworkers even more so. Colleagues should be sincere and do not praise others in front of others, behind the back to say bad things about others. In the workplace promise others, try to complete, you can not do things do not promise others, do not fool others, so that others can trust you, be very willing to get along with you, and you make friends.
In the process of getting along with coworkers, there are some things you can’t do. Do not inquire about the private life of colleagues, especially office romance. Don’t be curious about other people’s private life, excessive involvement in other people’s private life will cause coworkers to resent you, so pursuing so much is not good for you. There is also malicious spreading of gossip that will make coworkers turn against each other, causing great disturbance to their own lives and not conducive to their work.
In the interaction with colleagues do not casually borrow money from colleagues, there is not much explanation, for mentioning money hurts feelings. Do not owe other people money, to find opportunities to let colleagues owe you favors, favors are more important than money, so encounter some small problems, it is easy to solve and can help to help favors, the relationship is naturally good.
Reason for work jam: Inadequate work-life balance
People face pressure not only from work but also from problems in family life. Balancing work and family becomes a difficult task, but we have to admit that sometimes all the difficulties stem from our excessive pursuit of possessiveness. Let’s delve deeper into this topic.
First of all, work is an indispensable part of modern society through which we must make a living and realize our self-worth. However, with the increasingly fierce competition in society, the pressure of work is increasing.
More and more people are caught up in the nine-to-five, busy work schedule and are unable to separate themselves from taking care of their families. According to the survey data of 2021, more than 70% of office workers said they could not balance work and family well and felt that they did not have enough time, and this phenomenon is especially obvious in big cities.
However, we can’t just blame work itself. The reason why many people are unable to balance work and family is mainly due to their own choices and lifestyles.
For example, some people over-pursuing career success and constantly work overtime, thus neglecting family and affection. According to research data, more than 50% of working people said that they chose to work overtime on their initiative rather than being forced by work arrangements.
On the other hand, the rapid development of modern technology also poses challenges to balancing work and family. With the popularization of smartphones and Internet technology, it is increasingly difficult to draw a line between work and life.
Many people receive work-related messages and emails even at home, allowing work to encroach on private time. According to surveys, more than 60% of office workers say they check work emails or answer work phone calls during non-working hours, which further exacerbates the conflict between work and home.
However, we cannot just blame work and technological development. Effective time management and proper life planning are also key to achieving work-family balance.
According to research data, those who can utilize their time efficiently usually have fewer conflicts between work and family. For example, scheduling work hours wisely, setting priorities, making the most of vacations, and so on, can help us better balance work and family.
Undeniably, balancing work and family is indeed a challenge, but it is not a false proposition. Instead of simply blaming the problem on work itself, we need to look at our choices and lifestyle.
Managing time wisely, improving work efficiency, and cultivating good living habits are the keys to achieving a balance.
At the same time, enterprises and the Government should also step up their efforts in implementing a flexible working system and providing more family support policies, to help employees strike a better balance between work and family.
Most importantly, we should be clear about our values and goals in life and pursue career success without forgetting the importance of family.
Work and family are not hostile relationships, but mutually supportive and facilitating ones. Only when we establish a good balance between work and family and maintain a positive mindset can we pursue a holistic and happy life?
Facing work jam by organizing time and energy rationally
To achieve work-life balance, the next step is to organize time and energy wisely. We need to learn to grasp the quality and quantity of our time and allocate our energy to where it is most needed. In this way, we can effectively improve efficiency and effectiveness and avoid wasting time and energy on insignificant or meaningless things.
For example, if you have the most energy in the morning, then you should tackle the most important or difficult tasks in the morning, rather than doing something trivial or simple first. If you have the lowest energy in the evening, then you should spend the evening relaxing or doing something fun or beneficial instead of continuing to work late or doing something boring or harmful.
Communicate and coordinate positively in the face of work jam
One person’s strength and wisdom is limited, you can rely on the strength and wisdom of everyone.
In the face of work jam, we have to make positive adjustments and improvements and learn to make ourselves better amid work jam.
Discover and solve the problems and deficiencies of work jam. In this way, we can effectively improve ourselves.