Here are five behaviors that may be a sign that it is time to move on. If you or a co-worker are regularly engaged in the following, I recommend a healthy analysis of whether or not there is a good fit.
1. Shy away from collaboration
What’s better than a room full of people who are all doing what
they’re really, really good at? A room full of people doing what they’re
really, really good at together. I’m a firm believer in the power of
collaboration. And in a startup, it’s not just a preference, it’s a necessity.
Engaging together, learning from each other, bolstering each other’s strengths
and shoring up each other’s weak points – all of that is absolutely crucial to
generating the breakthrough ideas that fuel startups’ success. (And it’s not a
bad approach for large established companies, either.) So when someone enters
the picture who clearly would rather be left alone to pursue his or her
particular role all the time, it rarely benefits the individual and often holds
the group back as well. Being an independent self-starter is great, but
independence at the expense of vital collaboration can be a costly mistake.
2. Focus on the negative
Sure, everybody needs to vent sometimes. When things aren’t going well at work,
a little healthy complaining to a sympathetic soul may be all that’s needed to
deal with a rough patch and move on. But what happens when that doesn’t do the
trick? Unhappy employees who want to improve their situation should perhaps
consider going directly to the boss to talk through the problem and hopefully
arrive at a resolution. But not all unhappy employees are interested in
improving their situation. Some may find more satisfaction in staying unhappy
and spreading their unhappiness instead.
This can be particularly toxic
in a startup environment, where many employees are working within close
proximity to each other. When one person’s venom starts to poison the
whole environment, the best thing for everyone may be for that individual to
leave.
3. Show disloyalty in lots of little ways
Disloyalty isn’t always as obvious as someone sowing their seeds of discontent through backchanneling and politicking. Sometimes disloyal behavior is more subtle, but just as damaging. Pilfering a few office supplies, calling in sick when you’re not, watching the clock — they may be little things, but I believe they signify a larger problem of not being particularly committed to an organization. And they can be lethal in a startup, where resources tend to be scarce and people rely on each other to step up to get the job done. In a post on LinkedIn LNKD -0.22%, HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah posed the question of whether a company is better served by the experienced ten-year employee who does just enough to coast along or the new hire who proves their commitment to the company every day. He says he’ll go with #2 every time — and I think he’s exactly right. 4. Take the myopic view
Every company goes through stressful periods when there seems to be more work than people, not enough office space to think or when it feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day to meet the deadline at hand. But in times like these, it’s important to step back and see the big picture. This is especially true for startups that may be running on a strict budget now, but working toward a big payoff later. Staying focused on immediate problems and short-term gratification only burns up energy better spent on working toward the bigger vision. 5. Dial up the drama
f you really want to drive your coworkers and your boss crazy, making yourself as high-maintenance and hard to manage as possible is a sure way to reach your goal. Seriously, today’s workplace really doesn’t have room for people who can’t play nice with others, temper their mood swings, resolve minor conflicts on their own or let little things slide in the interest of getting big things done. At a small company or a busy startup, it only takes one difficult or overly intense person to jeapordize the entire organization’s potential. And no company can afford that kind of disruption to its psyche or operations.
source:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/homaycotte/2015/05/26/5-ways-to-get-fired/