A lot of people have asked me, “Aunty, tomorrow is my first day at work, do you have any tips?”
Yes, I do. Please make sure to go out to lunch with someone from the office. Even if nobody invites you, take the initiative and ask someone. I know many of us are perfectly fine lunching alone, but we don’t want to give off the impression of being snobbish on day one.
It’s important to foster relationships in the office, although we don’t need to be overly enthusiastic. Simple show up and take the opportunity to to get acquainted with a few colleagues. This way, we’ll gradually become more integrated into the office community, which will help reduce any feelings of isolation in the future.
Anyway, to hear more of my views on whether we should lunch with colleagues, here’s the podcast link to my interview with BFM. If you don’t have time to listen to the full hour, I’m on air from minute 6:00 to minute 21:00 – just 15 minutes. I’m sure you can spare that much time.
Click here to listen: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/inside-story/work-lunches-team-building-and-socialising-yay-or-nay
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