With unemployment levels at a 26-year high and hovering around 10%; employees have been called on to push boundaries deep into unchartered waters. Employer expectations for performance, demand for customer service and the survival needs of the organization have all increased requirements on the employee.   Employees are being required to wear multiple hats, think outside the box, help others be right instead of proving them wrong, work longer hours; all the while constantly reaffirming their value to the organization with great personal sacrifice. These stressors and the increased tension inside organizations have led to some unpleasant working environments due to poor attitudes. In an environment with a huge talent pool competing for a limited number of positions; a poor attitude can put the final nail in your coffin. Periodically step back and take a hard look at your attitude; if it sucks then you need to internally make some decisions for a better attitude. Remember our responses trigger responses in others, so if you want good responses you need to give good responses. Attitude, good or bad, is an internal choice that only you can make.
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