7) Not Covering Your Back:

Office Politics is another entity from which no employee can escape. The degree of it, however, differs from office to office. It exists at all levels and must be clearly understood by all employees. Owning up one’s mistakes, taking a slap on the wrist, correcting them and moving ahead is always the better option than being someone’s scapegoat. Having a backup for all sorts of data is always a good thing. An employee must also steer clear of water-cooler conversations and the grapevine because the truth is almost always distorted in these cases. So, it is better to never believe in hearsay.

8) Being Off-handed:

Employees often tend to take their first job in a light manner because they usually don’t intend to stay for a long time. This, however, is not an excuse for poor quality of work being generated by employees. One must always plan for the future but one mustn’t forego one’s current duties and responsibilities. Knowing and improving upon one’s grey areas will only add to one’s strengths. One’s first job might not be all that great but it surely provides a platform to the person and gives that person his/ her first corporate exposure. The skills learnt only help in moulding an employee for future jobs.