It doesn’t matter who you are; whether you’re the office brown-noser or you just keep your head down and get on, we all still want our employer to love us.
The difference between your employer being your friend and being your colleague can be the difference between the subconscious decision of who to promote.
Just like you would trust your closer friends more than the person you’ve only known for a month, your employer will more likely trust you with bigger tasks, be more lenient towards you or even just look out for you more if they see you in a good light.
Dress the Part
Depending on your kind of office culture, something as simple as dressing the part can put you in a whole different light to your employer.
Even if your office tolerates a more casual attire, your effort will speak volumes. It will show your dedication and ability to take your role more seriously by taking your appearance seriously. Although we shouldn’t, we all subconsciously make snap judgements on people by the way they look, so keep that tone of “you can trust me” with a smart work attire.
Communicate
Some of us won’t admit it, but what can set some of us back is our ability to communicate. This doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t hold a healthy conversation, it means keeping your employer in touch with what you’re getting on with.
This doesn’t mean copying them into every email, or pestering them every hour with what’s next on the agenda. It simply means giving regular updates so that they are more coherently aware of the work you’re getting on with – and to prove that you’re not just procrastinating on social media all afternoon.
Admit your mistakes
Whether you answered a phone in a grumpy tone of voice or sent the wrong email to a client, employers will develop a great respect for you if you confess that it was your fault.
We don’t mean that you should take the blame for everything that goes wrong in the company, it just means that when a problem occurs and no immediate person is at fault, but you know that somehow you were involved, just admit your part and apologise in a professional and sincere manner.
Master the art of looking busy
Now, we aren’t giving you permission to do what you want for the day as long as you look like you’re doing something, we’re advising you to find ways to communicate your hard-working ethos without openly and obviously saying “I am such a hard worker.”
Things as simple as working through a couple of lunch hours; take a half lunch break instead and just do some odd jobs in the second half. Stay a little later at the end of the day, although you don’t necessarily get paid for it, show your dedication by spending a little longer at the office. If staying late doesn’t take your fancy, why not get in 30 minutes early; traffic may be better the earlier you are and it doesn’t hurt to show your enthusiasm for getting on with the day.
Lastly, don’t be the distractor or distracted. If you find yourself being the one that takes office conversations onto a long un-work-related tangent, then do your best to cut these conversations short. Interacting with colleagues is always good, but some employers can get frustrated when you’re spending most of your time chatting about the weekend rather than getting your work done.
In Summary
Getting your employer to love you doesn’t mean becoming ‘teacher’s pet’, it’s more a case of building a healthy relationship between you and your employer. It might mean you become more comfortable asking for advice or seeking consoling if something is troubling you. Healthy working relationships are essential to enjoying your job; for most of us, we spend a large proportion of our waking hours at work, so if you aren’t happy there, you probably won’t be happy the rest of the time.
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