Respect in the workplace

I rather be not in a position yet respected by everyone. In my work place the head is always respected, respected when she is infront but if she is not around people just say bad things about her :c

Hiya staria, Would like to be just getting along with everyone I work with and well respected in the sense that we all work together and we all put our little grain of Sand in to help oil the Works of the Job in question and keep it going. Lots of times when I was a Telephonist they wanted me to be a Supervisor but they wanted me to be like them too bossy and too overbearing so I did not want that and instead I was happy enough to teach others the works of how you get to be a Telephonist no easy Job although it does seem like it from the outside. If I would have become their Boss neither side would have really liked me in that sense because one I was not going to please the other Supervisors by being more fairer than what they were and the other the Girls would have probably felt the same but on a different level. End result is I was happy to be just little me. I know a Boss can have a big heart sometimes but in this case it was more like being thrown into the Witches Cauldron. My problem is maybe I have too much heart and prefer to lead but with the ordinary worker. In a way many times I was a subordinate supervisor in the background. They were forever trying to put me in that Job telling me I was great at it but they did not convince me (grin).xxx

Hi there! To gain respect, I would remain respectful to others and would not demean others. If I am a leader I would politely handle any untoward and unpleasant situation. At my work place I respect everyone, be it my equal level officers or junior to me or my bosses. I know it that good and decent behaviour goes a long way in strethening relations.

I would rather have the later too. If they are just be afraid of me, they will take their respect away when I am not in the position. I always treat people well and they respect me. However, some people don't respect you even though you are very kind to them. These people don't deserve the respect. Then, I will just leave them alone. No matter how bad they are, I won't play a trick on them. Have a nice day

I have been in the management for many years, and there are so many people under me. and I have bosses who are good and who are bad too. As always what people says is true, it is easier to manage a machine than to manage a person. For a machine, you can just push a button and it will follow your instruction, but human will not do that, you have to take their heard in order for them to do work willingly. For me, to become a leader is not difficult, you just need to think how they will think when you are on their position. That is what I always do. For me, you can be nice to your subordinate, but when they do mistake, you have to do what you should do including use your power to punish them when necessary. You can still go out with them to have dinner and I think that will make them feel easier to work with you rather than working with someone who only like to scold their follower and never learn what their follower want, these kind of leader will be fail one day.

Like you , i choose to be respected for the real me. What's the use of a respect borne out of fear of your authority? Though some people would really give respect to a person according to his position in life. That's a wrong thing to do , because each and everyone needs to be respected , no matter what the statuses of their life is.

I would much rather be respected for who I am instead of the title I have. By treating people right, it shows that you are really worthy of respect!

I am a team lead and love this role just because of my team members. They are very good whatever they do and I concentrate on their work and try to help them to the possible extend in their work and day to day issues. They have been very supportive so far and I think they respect me and that is not because I am designated as their manager but I carry that experience and courage to take issues and help them out only when they need it. I try to understand their personal problems as well and not just technical issues. Thank You for sharing.

I would like to be respect for my hard efforts and caring nature. See a leader sure is higher rank, and is suppose to lead their team but at the same time a leader should also be a team player so that the leader gives respect and receives respect.

I often believe that RESPECT begets RESPECT. It's an application of the golden rule "Do unto others as you want them do unto you" I would also want to be respected because I am what and who I am, and not because of what I hold or what authority I have. I want a harmonious work place so I would want to be respected but at the same time I want to be a friend to my subordinates.

Good discussion to had... In my office area i am getting my respect for my position as well...

I would prefer to be respected for my knowledge and performance of the job. Not for the title. I've seen several supervisors in my time make very poor decision or do nothing about certain situation because they don't want to deal with their staff. I don't know how anyone can respect someone because of title if they don't do their job. Doing your job makes you a better leader then someone who doesn't do their job.

I always exemplify this wherever I am especially in the workplace, "Do unto others what you want others do unto you." After all, respect begets respect. =)

If you do not want others to do what you do not want them to do to you,then you should belong yourself to those who are well respected because they have given good examples of good leadership,have not done any corruption and with proven credibility on their doings - trusted because of their honesty in their promises.

As i read your discussion, in my mind crosses our two bosses in the office, a not so old lady and a younger man. They have different character and attitude in the workplace, not probably because of their gender, i guess it has something to do also with their personality and character traits. The older woman was not really my boss, but of a different division. I wonder how her subordinates would be so cheerful in her presence, but do exactly different when she is not around or behind her back. For several times, i used to talk to some of her staff and they will tell me that she is so particular with her position. She will make you feel the she is the boss and you are just her mere staff. Often, her staff would work because they have to, but seems not to enjoy what they are doing. Their boss is far different from ours, the younger man i told earlier. Ah, he is really different. He will have not just an official touch but more so of a personal outlook in the workplace. He will make sure that we are family and not just a group working together in achieving our goals and doing our own responsibility in the office. We will surely miss him now that he will soon be transfered to our other branch. We truly salute him and respect him a lot.

You are right. Respect is key no matter who you are or what you do. You cannot expect to be respected if you do not respect others.

Respect is hard to earn. Specially in the industry, and the workplace that I am in. I can't say that I've earned a lot of it because respect usually goes hand in hand with knowledge and experience in my current job. But the thing that I always do, as I look up to the others more learned than me, is to never forget that there are people below me. And I try to afford them as much respect as I could as they often are my allys in demanding respect from the leaders of the company.

Hi Staria!. I think I will choose to be respect because who I am. I think we are deserve to have a respect especially about our privacy. I will respect others if he saw they can role model and treats others with respect too. I tend to make distant to any one I personally not respect. Its usually help to prevent problem in social life. I think many boss this day not respect their worker and you can see from how long the worker stay there. When they got another job they will leave.

hi, of course yes, inside of the office or where ever it is, respect should always be there, and never hold that title you have, giving respect to other employee even you have the highest position, it will lead to a good relationship and interactions with them.

I have worked for all kinds of bosses and managers, some were real rotten and some were real nice. I always did more for the nice ones. I was also a manager and I responded accordingly. With some people you have to be more stern than with others. Some workers follow instruction well while others tend to be more lazy or ignorant. I would rather be respected than feared. Being mean and rotten does not get you to far win the work place.