How to Become the Company's Favorite: A Fresh Graduate's Action Guide

Author: Yi Jingjun
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: A person living in the world cannot do without a few good friends and high companions, otherwise, where can they find someone to confide in? Isn’t that living too lonely. But making friends and building one’s own circle is also an art. When a fresh graduate first arrives at a company, of course, it’s difficult to know who is worth getting close to and who to avoid. Refer to the following distinguishing methods, and you will be able to choose some suitable people as communication partners:
1. Casual conversation is the best way to understand others. When having lunch with colleagues, you can easily discover whether they are positive or negative through casual talk. At first, most colleagues won’t reveal their opinions about the company. But as the saying goes, “Only time will tell.” After a few meals, some shallow-minded people will easily pour out their dissatisfaction to you. For such people, you shouldn’t engage in deeper interactions and should just treat them as ordinary colleagues.
2. Shallow words, deep intentions—avoid such interactions. If you’ve just met someone and your relationship is generally superficial, yet they eagerly pour out their hearts to you and act as if they’re offering earnest advice, it may seem touching at first glance. However, when you turn around and see them doing the same thing to others and saying the same things, it shows they have no sincerity and are not someone you can trust deeply. Such people have no deep impressions of anything and should not be echoed. It’s best not to express any opinion but to just nod and agree to appease them.
3. Colleagues who often spread rumors. Some people thrive on chaos and love to spread so-called insider information, making others feel anxious. For example, saying things like “The company will lay off employees,” “The company will restructure,” or “The boss is dissatisfied with someone” are their go-to phrases. In reality, their purpose is just to attract attention. To get them off your back, you can just respond with things like, “Oh, is that really true?” They will feel satisfied and you’ll have avoided trouble.
4. People who keep a low profile. In a company, there are many who maintain the status quo and adopt a “mind your own business” attitude. They don’t get involved in disputes but also don’t put in extra effort at work. They are punctual with their work hours. Such people lack a sense of belonging to the company and don’t trust others easily, but they can still be friends. If you can open their hearts and reach their inner selves, you might become close friends.
5. People who treat the company as home. On the contrary, there are also those who have a strong sense of attachment to the company. They don’t distinguish between work hours and personal time, always willing to stay at the office, even doing personal things there, as if the company were their own home. Their biggest characteristic is that they blur the lines between personal and work time, with no clear distinction. They work very hard. Therefore, once they encounter a situation where their salary increase is not sufficient