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1. Procrastination.
2. Lying.
3. Negativity - So many of us habitually gossip, whine or complain. But do any of these too often and your job could be on the line. "These all lead to the same end result: you become a headache for your manager"
4. Tardiness - It displays an attitude of complacency and carelessness. "Whether you intend to or not, arriving late shows disrespect to the social contract of the office place as well as your co-workers who do make an effort to arrive one time."
5. Poor e-mail communication
6. Social media addiction - Like sitting in a meeting, posting on game boards.
7. Bad body language habits.
[b]8. Inattentive ness
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9.- Saying you'll post 14 bad habits and only posting 8.
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12. Inattentiveness to detail.
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Random things I'd add from my own work experiences;
15) Poor real-world communication skills / refusing to ask 'dumb questions' for more detail and / or discouraging or disparaging co-workers who *do* ask for clarifications.
Example: Expecting your co-worker / employee to understand whatever gibberish you spouted off in a hurry to get somewhere or read your mind, and then flipping out when they do something completely different from what, in your head, you are sure you told them to do. Bonus points if you used your phone to record the boss telling you to do exactly what you did, although, while hilarious, it can be a career-limiting move...
16) Assumptions (and / or gossip) poisoning relations with co-workers.
Example: Assuming your co-worker or boss has it in for you / doesn't like you / doesn't respect you when they're just having a bad day, or naturally brusque, or totally didn't hear you because they are AS DEAF AS A POST. (No, really, this happened to me once. I thought he was ignoring me every time I talked to him. Turns out everyone who'd been there long enough knew to get his attention visually and talk right into his face.)
17) Refusing to take blame *and* refusing to take credit.
Refusing to take blame probably falls under 'lying,' but refusing to take credit where it is due can lead to stress, resentment and a feeling that one is unappreciated, which, since the person refusing the credit is the one driving these feelings, ends up being a trap for everyone around them, as they are being resented for 'taking for granted' the wallflower who is actively fostering this environment. This can be a bit of a 'trap' as a supervisor / boss, when you think that it might 'be nice' to the 'shy' person who seems embarassed by praise or recognition, and then they get sullen and bitter that they aren't getting their time in the spotlight... As the employee, it can also be toxic to your own self-worth to downplay your own contributions, and lead to depression and a feeling that the job is suffocating you or 'going nowhere.' (The flip side is the employee / boss whose self-worth is so internalized that they feel *great* about themselves, even when they are screwing up or accomplishing nothing, which, in my experience, is much more obvious, if not necessarily 'more common.' Somewhere between sullen doormats and smiling egomaniacs, the less SAN-damaging employees can be found.)
21) Taking advice from the off-topic board.
22)Reading message boards at work.