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Work Place Perception

Kimberly Davis

Southern New Hampshire University

01/20/2019

Perception is the process in which an individual is can interpret a phenomenon around them and the behavior of others in the same. It can influence how they arrive at a decision. Perception is common in the workplace; it affects how employees operate, and how they conduct themselves. The actions and behaviors I exhibit at my workplace are influenced mainly by perception. The most common perception is as follows:

Halo effect

Fiske (2018), suggest that this kind of perception is where an employee may perceive other colleagues and like a particular aspect about them without a specific reason behind their choice. For instance, in my workplace, a hospital, there is a strict dress code (Scrubs) in the Operating Room. I look presentable while out of the Operating Room. However, my other colleagues dress casually. My choice of dress is a policy made by my immediate Director as well as top management. My boss always wears suitable clothing every day. In my view, her choice of clothing is a way to communicate to other employees of the need to be presentable even though there is no strict rule for this aspect at the company. I have come to admire her clothing choices, and as a result, I prefer wearing business clothes when I attend meetings as a way to look professional all times. I only wear scrubs when I am in the OR.

Skipping lunch breaks

Skipping lunch is common at my current workplace, many senior employees prefer to eat in the office as a way to save more time while working. They, therefore, prefer eating a snack rather than eating lunch before resuming their work. As for the junior employees they prefer to eat out during lunch break. The reason for these senior employees to eat lunch in the office is that they can, in turn, create extra time to do other meaningful tasks and as a result, they get their work done earlier before a deadline. And as a result, most of them their work is done in advance, and the pressure remains with the junior employees. Although this practice is not in the company policies, it is a very useful tool for time management; the senior managers would instead go for a late lunch at after office hour say 5 p.m. This action has influenced me in deciding to skip meals, this way I am also able to work on my projects and finish them on time.

Research

When doing my presentations at my workplace, my senior supervisors tend to ask questions that may be directly related to the topic that is being presented. As one way of gauging whether I can understand the dynamics to a greater extent. This is a clear message to all the junior employees that they need to continually research and stay up to date on policy and guideline changes. This has enabled me to be always research publications relating to my role at work. As a result, I have developed a habit for continuous study and research into emerging issues in healthcare. This has prepared me with the necessary knowledge which in turn makes me stay ahead of the rest of my colleagues (Wiltshire et al, 2014).

Reference.

Fiske, S. T. (2018). Controlling other people: The impact of power on stereotyping. In Social Cognition (pp. 101-115). Routledge.

Wiltshire, J., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, K. (2014). Honesty-humility and perceptions of organizational politics in predicting workplace outcomes. Journal of Business and Psychology, 29(2), 235-251.