Civil Workplace
How Civil is Your Workplace?
People often think that because they are not being rude they are being civil. However, civility is more than acting neutrally.
Civility requires paying attention to what is going on around us. It requires self awareness and insight into how all of us show up in our workplace.
Take a moment to reflect. Have you ever been the recipient of, or witnessed someone…
- Ignoring a co-worker, not saying hello when greeted or not responding to a co-worker’s request for help
- Spreading rumours, lies or half-truths about a co-worker
- Frequently acting impatient, treating a co-worker as if they’re incompetent
- Blaming and/or criticizing a co-worker
- Insisting on getting their own way and never apologizing
- Sabotaging a co-worker’s work, making them look foolish, or placing impossible demands on them
- Yelling, pointing fingers, swearing, insulting, or threatening a co-worker
Have you ever DONE any of the following?
- Ignored a co-worker, not said hello when greeted or not responded to a co-worker’s request for help
- Spread rumours, lies or half-truths about a co-worker
- Acting impatient, treated a co-worker as if they’re incompetent
- Blamed and/or criticized a co-worker
- Insisted on getting your own way and never apologizing
- Sabotaged a co-worker’s work, made them look foolish, or placed impossible demands on them
- Yelled, pointed fingers, sworn, insulted, or threatened a co-worker
