The Effects of Negative Attitudes in the Workplaces (Essay Sample)

Attitude Virus
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23 September 2015
Attitude Virus
An attitude virus is any negative pandemic that goes against professional behavior and poisons the workplace atmosphere. Such behaviors exist in different forms. One of the most common of this is the resisting attitude (Hamilton, 2012). Employees are thoroughly affected by this in that any change poses a threat to them. For instance, earlier generations did their work manually to a point they feel new technologies, and particularly computers pose a threat. Similarly, secretaries accustomed to typewriters find the keyboard use challenging. Such employees are resistant to change leading to the emergence of the attitude virus (Hamilton, 2012).
Lack of commitment or an attitude of ‘don’t care’ affects most organizations. Not caring leads to lost productivity in an organization. For instance, some employees don’t observe time leading to lost productive time. This perspective frees employees from pursuing a life of inhibition or fear and takes a similar emotional and psychological landscape as that of giving up (Hamilton, 2012). A lot of work remains undone simply because a particular employee thought that was not his or her responsibility.
Pessimism costs companies a lot of effort. Cliques of employees believe the work they do is wastage of time. Some hate their work, the operations and their lives too. Any activity that gets them out of their comfort zones gathers a lot of hostilities and negative energy. Such employees expect the sky to fall no matter the consequences (Hamilton, 2012). Theirs is a deep-rooted form of ill attitude towards their work.
Rumor mongering is a form of poor attitude that goes hand-in-hand with either pessimism or jealousy. Some employees spread stories, either positive or negative, that work against the workplace policies. The negative portrayal of the company, management or fellow colleagues by the rumor mongers affects company operation in terms of wasted time. Consequences of the rumors ruin the workplace psyche leading to reactions such...