By Our Special Correspondent
At the workplace there will be many reasons for any employee to complain. One day it may be the coffee machine and on the other your parking slot taken by somebody else is annoying you.
Venting legitimate grievance is everybody’s right. There will be an appropriate channel through which you can put forth your problem and there will be a designated official to address it. The problems are commonplace and are redressed quite easily and quickly.
But there are habitual whiners, who think it is their sole prerogative to complain about every issue and happening in the office. They can point fingers at anything and everybody.
These people spend nearly a third of the day at the office in just nit picking. For them any problem is serious and needs to be escalated to the top levels. This tendency on the part of the employee is a habit, more so a compulsive disorder. They cannot stay away from poking their noses in to affairs that do not concern them.
Such people are shunned by all at the office. They seldom have friends. Managers treat them as ‘problem creators’.
Here is some advice to constant complainers:
Stay away: One needs to know when to complain and what to complain about. Just because there is a problem with the fax machine, you need not go to the manager to get the machine working again. There will be a help desk or admin department that will take care of the problem.
Know the size of the problem and its impact on the office working before you complain to the top boss. You will only be taking up the boss’s time and wasting yours if you meet him just for the sake of the fax machine.
No target: Ever target particular people for complaints. They may have their own reasons for not achieving results. Only if their non-performance affects your work or output, you should think of complaining against them. First talk to the person who is hindering your work see if he has a valid reason and try to give a chance to correct himself.
If he continues to be a problem then you must inform your superiors. Getting along with coworkers when they are having difficulties will project you as being cooperative.
Avoid this: Talking about salary, comparing with others and complaining about the management’s bias or partiality will make you stand out like a clown in a crowd. You can become the instant target of the management for being shown the door for creating a toxic atmosphere. If you have a valid reason to believe that you are being wronged, talk to the manager. Explain to him how you are performing and the compensation you get in return. Never make the issue public.
Do not bad mouth your team members with others, even if they have committed mistakes. Never project them in bad light.
Show solutions: There is no easier task than complaining. But complaining only shows that you only care about you comfort. When there is problem that concerns all at the workplace, be bold enough to come up with solutions. Give suggestions; try to help in diminishing the problem. May be your solutions will not work, but your attitude towards solving the workplace problems will earn you lot of respect.. Minding ‘your business’ must be your concern at the workplace. Impress your team and boss as a good team player. Become a trouble shooter for your team when it hits a ‘wall’ in a project. Be the voice of the team at meetings when it needs resources or has problems with deadlines. The manager will take these as genuine complaints.
On the other hand if you are only complaining on trivial non-issues, you will be seen as someone who projects negativity, so do not make it a habit.
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