Be Professional, Smart People Won’t Disclose These 4 Things at Work! Anything?
In a work setting, sharing yourself with your colleagues can be a boon if done smartly. Someone will find it difficult to build a professional relationship if they are not willing to open up at all.
Even so, intelligent people will be careful because disclosing wrong information will only have a bad effect on a career. Reporting from LinkedIn, here are some things that smart people won’t disclose in a work environment.
Political Beliefs
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A person’s political beliefs are so closely tied to their identity that it is difficult to discuss this without making a scene at work. Nothing is more degrading for someone than confronting them about their values or basic principles.
Admittedly, some people approach the topic of politics in different ways. However, asserting your values in politics will only divide the people around you into two factions, agree or disagree.
It is better to listen and not give agreement or disapproval because both responses will create conflict. Agreeing to it will only invite dissenting parties to confront, as well as rejecting which will only make you judged instead of changing their minds.
Incompetence of Colleagues
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There will always be incompetent people in a work environment and usually everyone knows who they are without needing to say much. So, if you don’t have the power to help improve the person’s performance or fire them, you don’t gain anything by broadcasting their incompetence.
Announcing your partner’s incompetence will only be seen as a cowardly attempt to make you look better. Such a heartless attitude will only backfire in the form of negative opinions from other workers towards you.
