When you should answer the question about which behavior of your colleagues annoys you the most, you would surely find many examples. Now, however, try to think in the opposite way - Aren't you annoying your colleagues by a certain behavior? If you have no idea, consider the following examples of most annoying colleagues highlighted by the PM Hut website. You might find interesting tips on how to work on yourself.
1. You never come on time
Even though you call a meeting or conference call yourself, you always come late. Your colleagues can then think nothing else but that you don't have even a basic respect for them.
2. You send out a huge amount of e-mails
You think that when you write someone to do something, he will do it automatically. However, your requests are lost in the large volume of your messages and many receivers don't read your e-mails at all. If you want an immediate response, pick up the phone.
3. You copy your messages to the whole company
That is how you form the impression that you don't want to take responsibility for anything and you can make excuses that many people know about a particular issue.
4. You can't schedule meetings
You ignore other people's calendars and only tell others to reschedule their already arranged meetings because of a meeting with you. You feel free to schedule a meeting even instead of a lunch.
5. You don't participate in project planning meetings
However, once a project is running, you come up with reasons why it was poorly planned.
6. You don't agree with anything
No matter what somebody come to you with, you can immediately see obstacles and failure. You are, however, not able to suggest a solution yourself.
7. You only pretend agreement
You agree on a certain solution together. However, once you act without the others, you ignore what you have agreed on.
8. You receive only praise
You always come early to get praise and leave early before you can be criticized or accused of a failure.
9. You always want to do the opposite
Whatever you are dealing with, you are always in opposition. You argue with the others just to argue. However, you may soon find that others will purposely tell you the opposite of what they want so you agree with their true intentions.
10. You can't say no
You are accumulating others' requirements which are more or less connected with your priorities. You are more and more nervous and the projects you are working on are getting worse and worse. And that is no more a problem of yourself but about of the whole your team.
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