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Everyone is entitle to their own opinions and beliefs, but in professional environments one's performance might not be respected. I’ve been working in retail since I was 16 years old and I have encounter myself with a lot of disagreements. At one of my most recent jobs my manager was very traditional. He wanted his employees to have the same beliefs as him, due to his religion and where he came from. Wanting us not to be very social with the customers that came in the store. After my first week of working there my manager noticed how talkative, and helpful I was, and called to my attention. He informed me that the reason I was there was to sell clothes, and not to make friends. What he didn’t noticed was that my customer service was highly
appreciated by the customers, and my sales were very high. Great customers service has always been my favorite part about retail, and being unfriendly with customers made me uncomfortable. I decided to follow the rules which made my job boring. After a whole month of following the rules, I decided to speak to my manager on how retail in the United States works, and about everything I learned during my business courses at FIT. After gaining his trust he allowed me to do things the right way, and trained the other employees. A few months later, sales increased and I was promoted.
Hill points out that all of these topics are in today’s business market. They should be addressed and recognized by Christians today. For most people, their work is a key factor in their self-worth, family esteem and identity. Workplace ethics and behavior are a central part of employment, as both are aspects that can help assist a business in its efforts to be gainful. Every business in every industry has certain guidelines and procedures to which its employees must follow. We must always remember that no matter who you are, where you come from, or where you are going, you are no better than the next person, when it comes to making mistakes and sinning. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans
Confucius once said that “life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” by restricting ourselves with traditions and beliefs. We don’t have to follow the popular religions and beliefs because of peer-pressure. Lao zi once said that if we always “care about what other people think[,] we will always be their prisoner” so we should follow our hearts and create our own paths. However, people will also need to think about the consequences of our behaviours before we act or we may cause troubles like Jen in the move Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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The general consensus among American citizens is that the retail industry as one of the worst jobs a person can take, just short of fast food and any job that is janitorial. There are many reasons behind this stigma that affects people both in and out of the retail industry. The perspective of the customer will always differ from that of the retail worker, with the exception of those who have worked or currently work in retail. However, just because the perspective is different, the level of respect has no reason to shift.
Prejudice is the attitude of conveying negative stereotypes to a particular group, usually known as the out-groups. Usually the stereotypes are generalizations based on superficial opinions, so they have an invalid connotation behind it. Stereotypes in some cases evoke prejudice mindsets, leading to discriminate a certain ethnic group, age group, religion, seuxal orienntation, or body size. Stereotypes are usually socially learned from one’s environment and latched onto the mind of a young child. This could possibly later influence their opinion about something they are not fully educated on. One cannot control what they are taught, but one can control what they do with that information. They can either not believe a word of it or take it into
The world of today is a relatively primitive one, even with every advancement that humanity has accomplished we remain primitive in this aspect. There has been progress, even as slow in comparison to that of todays, it is progress.The ignorances and other human flaws are still very existent within every society, regardless of the boundaries between them be it geographical or cultural. Stereotypes and misconceptions exist in the modern society. Stereotypes arise when there is a single radical group who are accepted as the representation of their apparent subculture. Then the ignorant and misinformed take these “representatives’” behavior as a generalization of the entire group. While the less common misconception is made by some incomprehensible anomaly where an entire assumption is based around a single social group, that has never even proved to be true. There is a stereotype that is attached with the College educated community, they are believed to be almost guaranteed success. The fact that they have a degree in their respective field has built a stereotype of the “successful ones.”
According to the article, “A Risk to Himself: Attitudes Toward Psychiatric Patients and Choice of Psychosocial Strategies Among Nurses in Medical-Surgical Units”, Nurses professional attitudes towards stereotyped psychiatric patients have a major effect on the psychosocial interventions chosen for that patient.” In the article, stereotype is defined as a cognitive element of a strongly held attitude toward a particular social group (Nelson, 2006). Nurses working in different units outside of the psych unit in the hospital are expected to know how to care for psychiatric patients ( Zolneirek, 2009). These nurses base there nursing implications on past personal experience with dealing with other psychiatric patients (MacNeela, Scott, Treacy, & Hyde, 2010). The article elaborates on a research study done by 13 nurses that watch a video of a psychiatric patient with anxiety that was admitted to a med-surgical unit. Research in Nursing and Health, discovered that “Nurses professional attitudes play a key factor in the psychosocial strategies chosen for psychiatric patients”. The two attitudes chosen amongst the nurses in the research study for the psychiatric patient were risk, vulnerability, or both. Depending on the attitude towards the patient, the nurses recommended three psychosocial interventions: Reassurance, encouragement, and structured engagement.
According to the Author Shankar vedantam Article How a self fulfilling stereotype can drag down performance.” Stereotypes is a highly simplified,general and exaggerated type of representation they are also can be negative”. “Stereotype could be positive or negative anytime your grouping race or individuals together and make a judgment about them without knowing them, this is an example of a stereotype.” “Stereotyping is the defined of over simplified attitude people hold toward those outside one's own experience who are different”. I made a google form to find out what people think more than 80 percent of kids taking my survey are 15 year old the other 20 percent was a 14 year old. Mostly 60 percent are female the other 40 percent are males.
In a growing world, relying on education and intelligence, judgments in a social environment are still continuously based off of appearance. A study of the importance of outer looks was produced through a TV game show. Contestants fought to answer questions correctly to improve their personal score. At the end of the game, the player with the highest score was asked to eliminate a team member. Although many times an unattractive player would have higher scores and could be more beneficial than another teammate, only 27% of unattractive members were chosen to advance to the next round (Belot, Bhaskar, and van de Ven 852-853). When society overlooks qualities and characteristics of high value for looks, discrimination conquers.
People may feel uncomfortable in the diverse workforce. It is moderately normal for humans to find unfamiliar things uncomfortable at first. Consequently, every individual has their own view of what is comfortable to them. People can become uncomfortable when they encounter people with different point of views and the way they perceive the world. Some people might struggle to work with a large number of diverse employees with different sexual orientation, race, religion, or another number of factors that make them unique. We all have particular stereotypes of different groups of people, which could lead to biased decision making. Stereotypes are different generalizations about a particular group of people. The assumption that men are strong,
Besides that, the negative stereotype that depicts women as incapable, less intelligent, and uneducated adversely hinders job opportunities for women including the process of hiring, promotions, and wages. These negative perceptions about women are implanted in our society, causing potential employers to have the same stereotypical perspectives about women, and not wanting to hire or promote them to a higher position. According to the statistics from “Today’s Workplace,” less than sixteen percent of Fortune 500 corporate officers are women, and less than two percent of Fortune 500 and 1000 CEOs are women (Dodds). This statistic vividly shows these deep-rooted stereotypes pose serious challenges to women’s career advancements. Employers are
I feel that doing what you say you will, and treating others as you want to be treated are principles that should not only be looked at as great strengths but as internal values that convey credibility. When people trust you and know they can come to you without judgment, it offers them a sense of security and peace.
The saying, “the customer is always right” isn’t always necessarily true. Most of the time, the sales associated is correct. However, it is still important to treat costumers with respect, even when they are wrong. Another important skill to have in order to survive retail is to remain patient with costumers. It can be frustrating when a customer messes up a display or leaves clothes on the dressing room floor. Dealing with grumpy customers can also be challenging. Nonetheless, a worker must remain calm and accept that the job entails sometimes dealing with difficult situations and
In the modern era, stereotypes seem to be the ways people justify and simplify the society. Actually, “[s]tereotypes are one way in which we ‘define’ the world in order to see it” (Heilbroner 373). People often prejudge people or objects with grouping them into the categories or styles they know, and then treat the types with their experiences or just follow what other people usually do, without truly understand what and why. Thus, all that caused miscommunication, argument or losing opportunities to broaden the life experience. Stereotypes are usually formed based on an individual’s appearance, race, and gender that would put labels on people.
I was raised by parents who always stressed for us to be respectful and honest people. We were taught the rights and the wrongs of life. We were taught not only to conduct ourselves in this manner at home, but to also carry these beliefs into the work world and the world in general. But, I am aware that I am human and have made mistakes in my life that have questioned my ethics. Then again, there have been many experiences, personal and work related to where I struggled.