Micromanaging & Co: What bothers employees the most

Teamwork can be so wonderful—unless you are one of the 85% of employees who have had experiences with annoying colleagues. The Kickresume platform conducted a survey to find out which behaviors are considered particularly disruptive and how they are usually dealt with.

Part of the survey results is a ranking of which character profiles are viewed particularly negatively. In first place (33%) is the credit stealer, who takes credit for other people's work and successes, thereby damaging team spirit and internal appreciation. This is closely followed by micromanaging: 32% of all respondents are most bothered when colleagues constantly monitor their work and do not trust them. Shortly thereafter come the chronic complainer, the personal space intruder, and—somewhat independent of the actual work—the lunch thief. Kickresume's overarching finding is that employees are particularly bothered when they are not trusted or respected and receive little appreciation for their work.

This behavior is most evident in the office (for 62% of respondents). However, many respondents also cite written communication (44%) and phone/video calls (37% and 29%, respectively) as sources of annoyance. Even remote work does not help in all situations: Although 53% of respondents say they are less annoyed by colleagues when working from home and experience less disruptive behavior there, 20% see an increase in disruptive behavior when working remotely.

So how do employees deal with such behavior? 32% simply distance themselves from the disruptive person, while only 17% address their problems directly with them. At the same time, 41% of all respondents would like to tell the annoying person what they think to their face – which shows that honest communication is the preference of many employees, even if they avoid it.

We were also interested in these topics:

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• Summer vacation: How much vacation time are employees entitled to, what happens in case of illness, and how are vacation approvals regulated? Die Zeit answers all these questions in an FAQ (€). The Handelsblatt, on the other hand, has looked at the holiday pay entitlements of employees covered by collective agreements.

• Environmental protection: The renowned nature conservation organization WWF is set to lay off dozens of employees and close several departments. The SZ (€) has investigated the reasons for this and the reactions it has provoked.

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