press review – be popular at work

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!

I have just been reading an article at home the other day. The article "Be popular at work" was published in “Business Spotlight” in March 2017. The article talks about how to make your colleagues like you. I thought you might be interested in this article because, it can also affect you in your future. Let me give you some information about this article.

Basically, what the article says is how we can improve our working relationships. In the article the author tells us, how to behave in the workplace so that the hours there are as pleasant and profitable as possible.

The author mentions that you shouldn’t constantly interrupt people’s work or stretch a 30-second question into a 10-minute tirade. Because in a very short time you may be at the top of the list of your most annoying co-workers. And you also should be careful and don’t make nasty comments about colleagues. One bad word or email can permanently damage your relationship with a co-worker and in addition to threatening your own professional reputation in the workplace. So always remember – be polite.

It is also said that it is important that if you have an issue with a fellow employee, have a conversation directly with that person and don’t complain to a colleague’s supervisor. Because you are already an adult and have to try to solve your misunderstandings and problems yourself.

It is also mentioned in the text, that you should listen to what the other person opposite you is telling you and, try as much as possible to remember it in a later conversation. Because that way you can make an impression on this person and she or he will like and respect you.

What surprised me was that instead of always asking your colleagues for favours, you should be the person to offer to help when you see a co-worker is overwhelmed. So you can show that you are friendly and helpful.

In my mind we should learn from that article that a heart for colleagues can make them like you, because it can affect everybody of you in your near future. 

So what do you think, about how you become popular at work?

I hope you enjoyed my blog posting and you are going to read my next.
 
See you soon,

Sabrina


triade – Wortschwall
annoying – ärgerlich, nervig
fellow employee – Kollege/Kollegin
supervisor – Vorgesetzter
favour – Gefalle
overhelmed – überfordert, überlastet

Fair Trade

Hello everyone!

 

Due to the fact that we were talking about the brand “Fair Trade” in our last English lesson I now want to tell you all the important things you need to know about it and I want to tell you my personal opinion.

 

In my mind Fairtrade is a good and important organisation, because it achieved better prices for small farmers and workers in developing countries.

Fairtrade also had become a price setter and organised it to share their knowledge in trading and so the farmers have more secure and stable incomes.

But it must be remembered that there is no clear evidence that Fairtrade help all farmers, because many farmers cannot afford the fees.

And you must not forget that Fairtrade promotes itself the way all brands do, and this is marketing, not education.

But be careful and do not condemn in advance, because no organization can become known and famous if it does not do marketing.

 

In my opinion, Fairtrade is a good organisation, but you should not believe every marketing activity from them.

 

I hope you enjoyed my blog posting and you are going to read my next.

 

See you soon,

 

Sabrina