Are You Popular At Work?

pagandeva2000, LPN · May 24, 2009

I guess I would say that I am popular. I am a team player, am flexible and I mind my business. What I do see happen is when I walk in somewhere, I get a sigh of relief and they'll say "Oh, Good, Pagandeva is here!". And, I seem to attract a great deal of employees (administrators and otherwise) that like to confide in me. I laugh because I am a loner at work, really.

nkara, CNA · May 24, 2009

I think I'm liked.. I make sure I do my job and don't argue with other staff. I try to keep to myself when other staff members are just being down right lazy! lol But for the most part I work hard and do what needs to be done. I'm always laughing or smiling. NO need to be grumpy at work. As far as social activities. I work 3rd shift so I don't get together with other co-workers.. I just don't have the time.

I'll quote my mother- "they're co-workers, not friends"....

:hehe:

loricatus · May 24, 2009

I dislike many, tolerate most of the rest and really don't care if I am liked or not. It is a pity that I work somewhere where their isn't a single coworker I would like to be friends with. It wasn' like that in other places; but, I have to pay the price for having a good income, decent hours and never a holiday or weekend.

BTW, what I think really matter is that the patients seem to like me and I receive great scores on the surveys from them.

allnurses Guide · May 24, 2009

I'm told that people like to work with me because I'm laid back and never freak out, and I don't micromanage.
Well, I've never seen a situation yet that was made better by panicking, and as for micromanagement..........I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Besides, having been a mom for the better part of thirty years, I've learned that people will generally live up, or DOWN, to others' expectations of them---I simply expect my staff to act like the adults they are and do their work, and for the most part, I have no issues with them.
No, it's definitely not my stunning personality or good looks........probably has more to do with treating my staff with some respect. :)

Marla - you and I are long lost twins.

I like to work with a team atmosphere but that doesn't guarantee that there won't be some disagreements. Our hospice team is close-knit but we bump heads because there is one social worker, one volunteer LCSW, one pastor, 4 nurses, one elderly volunteer, a doc and a pharmacist.

I want people to be able to count on me and I want the team to focus on the patient and I hate infighting and gossip and backstabbing behavior. So, I may not be popular . . .but I do work well with a team.

steph

Jules A, MSN · May 24, 2009

I think I'm liked my most of my coworkers. I'm a worker and that makes me very popular with the few that aren't quite so ummm motivated. At both jobs we get along good but then again I happen to think that psych nurses are just pretty cool in general.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 24, 2009

Popularity? I don't give a rat's behind about being popular.

My identity molded during my late teens, and I certainly don't need the affirmation of my coworkers in order to feel good. It's mostly the high school kids or traditional college-age persons (18-24 years old) who seem to be interested in the popularity contest.

Grown folks should have more consequential things to fret over.

sunray12 · May 24, 2009

I always thought it was about the patients. In a profession where

leslie :-D · May 24, 2009

it depends on who you ask...

esp those hineys that i have to constantly ride. :coollook:

but overall, it 'seems' i am liked...

which is rather peculiar since i am in a world of my own.

i sing a lot, sometimes oblivious to my environment.

but honestly, i'm with commuter (hi honey :icon_hug: where have you been?????)

i truly don't give a darn who likes me or not...

and that's a great feeling.

leslie

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · May 24, 2009

I don't work nursing yet, but in other jobs, I have no idea. I usually only get close to a few people. We always have a good time and I am well liked by them and they say I am super funny and I am why they would look forward to coming to work. I don't even try to be funny, but usually we are always laughing so hard we have tears rolling down. I know I am a quick and efficient worker. I tend to be friend the "underdogs" and "minorities" not sure why, it's just how it always works out.

Throughout school it was the same way, I had friends that were popular, friends that were the outcasts and so on. I people apparently liked me because I was funny, down to earth, real and outspoken and independent. (According to them).

What is even considered popular so to speak??

I guess I never really understood it.

I would say that if every single person really liked you, then something isn't adding up. Unless of course you work with like 2 people. JMO

I had a friend that used to talk about how great her marriage was, she said it was so great because they never fought or argued.

I told her someone wasn't being true to themselves if they never had so much as a single disagreement.

Ended up being true.

If someone doesn't like me, it's their loss, because I am a good person!!

melz34 · May 24, 2009

yes because I socialize with everyone I meet and i make it easy for people to work with me and some of the lazy nurses only like me because I do their jobs for them I don't know why I do probably because I am a bit of a mug and I enjoy what I do

melz34 · May 24, 2009

I have a few good friends at work we go out for a drink every so often once we went out the night before and my mate kara and me had to be at work the next morning and she was so hungover and she woke up in a linen cupboard in xray it were so funny after she had taken an asprin she were fine I go steady on the drinking if I have work he next morning

Vito Andolini · May 24, 2009

I guess I would say that I am popular. I am a team player, am flexible and I mind my business. What I do see happen is when I walk in somewhere, I get a sigh of relief and they'll say "Oh, Good, Pagandeva is here!". And, I seem to attract a great deal of employees (administrators and otherwise) that like to confide in me. I laugh because I am a loner at work, really.

You must not be perceived as a loner, though, if they are coming to you and confiding in you. Very interesting that your self-concept if that of a loner and others must be seeing you quite differently. It seems to be working, so it's not a bad thing, I think. It's just very interesting. you must be doing something right, PD.