#Workplace positivity

[marketxcel]

Top 10 Employee Engagement Activities for a Positive Workplace

Elevate your workplace culture with these top 10 employee engagement activities. Foster a positive environment, boost morale, and enhance teamwork for a more productive and enjoyable work experience.

[bi-luminescentdragon]

When a coworker says you look cute even tho you know you don't (leggings, stained tee, smudged glasses and greasy hair) but you appreciate her compliments anyway 🥰. Then not even an hour later a different coworker says you're awesome with no prompting. This is exactly the kind of workplace environment you should have. They didn't know I needed the encouragement today but I'm grateful for them.

Also, had a cute girl that works 2nd shift compliment my pins on my bag last week. 🥰

[positivelypositive]

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a small reminder that...

...not every problem can be solved instantly.

...not every problem is real.

...not every problem is a roadblock.

some problems can be temporary. others can be based on our assumptions, while some can be a blessing in disguise.

take a deep breath. you've got this ✨

[skunkes]

[shadowed-yet-vibrant]

I understand why people are wary about their colleagues and don't want to make "work friends." I understand the purpose of distance in the workforce, and the individualistic "every man for himself" attitude (especially with nepotism and at-will employment running the show). I get it, because it's what my peer talk about, it's a talking point on social media, and part of the current movement surrounding work (and especially remote work).

Still, I can't fathom it. I've never fathomed it. I want to love and be loved every minute of every day - life is far too short for anything else. I can't thrive through hostility in the place that takes up most of my waking hours.

I'm glad that my office, relatively small though it may be, does care about work comaraderie. I wouldn't necessarily call us all "friends," but we're pleasant acquaintences. We can talk about our lives on the surface - flooded basements, kindergarten graduations, the local baseball game - and have someone respond with enthusiasm and interest. We can have some moments of frustration and vulnerability. We can laugh and easily make small talk while waiting for the meeting to start, or after it's over. It means coming into the office every day and seeing smiles and people saying "good morning!" and meaning it. We will have an event every three or four months that asks everyone to stay an hour later than usual - just an hour - to do something that's just fun. For every Reddit or Twitter post that decries this kind of activity being forced and unpaid labor and inauthentic HR-driven bullshit, well, I guess you get to miss out on tasting twenty different homemade chilis and some local beers and having a great time and laughing until your cheeks hurt.

Absolutely be cautious and protect your professional status. But I would like to believe, in this life, the people I meet day-to-day are good. That they, like me, want to make this world a more pleasant place than we found it. We should certainly look out for our own interests and livelihoods, but that doesn't mean we have to be distant or unfriendly. Work is, like it or not, where most of us will spend the majority of our work lives. Why not strive to make it a place where you feel alive?

[moeblob]

I think it's only fair to draw my son in MoeMerch at least once.

[dez-wade]

God is seeing you people dismiss several crimes committed against multiple people that came out with their statements because you don't like one of the several victims.

He's also seeing that you spent more energy to condemn and discuss one of the victims' "crime" (it's not a crime, it's public information and it was an accident) than condemning the dozens of crimes committed in a span of 1 year against multiple innocent people, that still hasn't gotten any form of justice.

[july-19th-club]

"i can't go to the library i have enemies there" (mom's coworkers) do you know i would fall on my sword for you

[gabby-i-guess]

I love working at a workplace that is neurodiversity-friendly

Yesterday I spent a good 45 min doing my work while listening to music and stimming hardcore (which, for me, means mouthing all the words, bobbing/dancing along, and doing all the appropriate facial expressions) and literally not a single person in the office even looked at me weirdly. Just let me get on with it and appease the gremlins in my brain.

I also have a footstool/cross-leg seat thing and almost always sit in weird-ass positions when I'm focusing - the most comment I've got on it is "you always look so goddamn comfy, I'm jealous".

Also, absolutely no one questions me when I spend hours at a time doing something completely unrelated to work, bc they know I get my work done and go above and beyond when I have the energy. That's how ADHD brains often work - we work in fits and bursts and rolling with it is a lot more productive than forcing ourselves to work consistently.

I'm ✨thriving✨ here

[salsflore]

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[positivelypositive]

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black and white...

...is impractical.

inside of us, we're all grey. you can't always be completely right or entirely wrong.

sometimes it's a grey zone. it can be a murky grey or a cool one. depends.

it doesn't say anything about you except that you're human. relax ✨

[heyitsphoenixx]

unfortunately, all roads lead back to the devil (needing a job)

[galoosreblogger]

I got one of those automated job offer emails that was made with AI and they even generated a "profile" for me based on information scraped from my various online accounts (I assume). It said I prefer locations outside of where I currently live and that I'm willing to relocate for the right opportunity.

I never said that. If anything, I only ever said the opposite of that. You tried, Word-Order-Machine, you tried.

[butterflyinthewell]

[nando161mando]

I constantly get accused of making trouble by bringing up pay discrepancies and not doing enough work. These have made an appearance all over my workplace.

[whentherewerebicycles]

question: when you're starting a new job, what do you most want out of your first week of onboarding? what's most helpful for you to know/understand upfront? also... what's not helpful? tell me your onboarding nightmare stories too lol