2. Be Friendly With Everyone At All Levels
Always carry a genuine smile, always greet people, be friendly, and be the one who helps and supports others.
By being likable, you get a lot of advantages — when you are good to others (whether to your colleagues or boss or even the office boys), you tend to form a genuine support system.
And people with that kind of support don’t tend to fall victim to office politics.
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Most of us working professionals have experienced or seen in our offices. We all have that one colleague or boss who has made it really tough for us to survive in our workplaces. And the most frustrating fact about it is that you can’t escape it — it’s everywhere!
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