Last night on Zhihu, a ** became popular: a newcomer in the workplace was enthusiastic, helping colleagues to deal with emergencies three times or three times, but finally found that he had become a "jack-of-all-trades" in the office, at the mercy of others. This can't help but make me think, how to help others and protect oneself in the workplace?
Under this seemingly calm water, there is an undercurrent, how to maintain your position and interests without losing the harmony and support of colleagues? Let's work together on those "help" traps in the workplace.
I don't help with my own favors
First of all, there are those seemingly innocuous requests for private matters - private favors do not help. Remember that stormy presence in the sales world? Wang Shi, the founder of Vanke, has also emphasized the importance of boundaries throughout his career. When a colleague asks you to help with a pet on a stressful weekday or a move on a weekend, you may involuntarily say yes.
But remember, with every promise, you may be quietly eating away at your personal time. Your kindness may be interpreted as weakness and become a reason for further requests from others. Part of Wang's success comes from his rigor and boundaries, and we can learn from him that being good at saying "no" is the best way to protect ourselves.
It's hard to help
Secondly, there are those who are beyond your ability to ask for help - if you are too busy to help. Like Steve Jobs's attention to detail when he built the Apple empire, he never accepted a task that he couldn't do perfectly.
When a colleague asks you for help with a financial problem you don't understand, or asks you to complete a project that doesn't align with your professional background, remember to give yourself a cushion even if the anxious colleague's eyes are full of pleas. Not being able to do things can not only mess things up, but also make you lose face in the workplace. Maintaining the Jobsian professionalism and rationally assessing one's abilities is the real help – both for oneself and for one's colleagues.
Idle does not help
In the end, it's the busyness that affects your work – the busyness doesn't help. This is vividly reflected in Miss Glaxo, a top investor. She is always able to clearly define what is her focus and what is the chores that can be put off.
When personal requests from colleagues start to encroach on your work, you need to be clear: your productivity and quality are fundamental to your workplace. Just like Miss Glaxo, know how to invest your time and energy in what best reflects your value, rather than being entangled in trivial things.
In workplace topics, we often see the sharing of rules for survival in the workplace.
Some people tell you to know how to say no, and some people teach you how to balance work and life. These are all good words, but the key is how we integrate these strategies into our daily work.
Remember, the workplace is not simply a place for profit, but a battlefield that requires both wisdom and strategy. Being vigilant about the "three busyes" and finding a balance between kindness and self-protection is an indispensable skill in the workplace.