Your 'Hi!' can make or mar your relation at workplace

By Sandeep Datta

A professional life is always too demanding to think of anything beyond priorities at workplace. Most of the professionals may agree that even when they return from home, they find it very difficult to come out of the workplace's developments.


Most of the professional fail to notice that often they spend more time in office with colleagues than their spouses or family back at home. For this very reason, it becomes necessary for all individuals that they realise the significance of their colleagues in their daily lives and their potential influence.

The interesting game of being 'better connected' in the professional world and 'how to escape becoming victim of dirty politics' demands that invidiuals maintain at least a nice and safe relation with all. And, particularly avoid being known as related to just any one or two individuals every time.

There are many individuals who may not find it 'comfortable' to talk to so many people everyday but they may also find it not too much to just say 'Hi' or 'bye' to anyone working with them.

Some people may disagree but wishing 'Hi' or 'Hello' with a smile on one's face can build a good relation or help it sustain it for a very long time. After all if chat rooms or short message service (SMS) have been meant for busy people, why not use it to our best advantage?

Any good joke or interesting anecdote or important information shared with anyone at times can also help in mending or putting aside even a strained relation at times for lighter vein.

It is generally noticed how many people in offices have a very myopic view of life. They will invariably hesitate coming forward in others' difficult phase for even being a patient and compassionate listener leave aside for little 'help'. Strangely, it is done even if such a gesture can have a long lasting impact on one's mind. There are others who find it uncomfortable even to share their lunch box's any delicious item at office canteen.But such people often find them as losers in long term, as they fail win or be confidantes or make actual friends at their workplace.

Not many realise that at times sharing even a "Toffee" worth 50 paisa or a rupee with colleagues or even boss can create a sea change in one's personal image. Little does these people know that in many offices such tried and tested friendly gestures have worked wonders.

Lastly, they say the English have created a very irritating word "Sorry". The reason for this being that it allows oneself to escape many hurtful acts which are hardly expected by others being committed at the first place. But I say, we must thank them, at least they created something than one can be expected from as a gesture of 'decency'.