Part three  Reading 

Fitting in at Work

 It's your first day in the new job. What you do now will determine your future with thefirm. Get noticed for the right reasons and settling down will be easy. Drawattention for the wrong reasons and each day will be a burden. Just as important as your work is learning to adjustto the new workplace.

 Start with building relationships. Beginwith your team leader. Understand what his/her role is and what the teamrequires to achieve its goals. Learn how to fit in and what you can do to improve the picture. Once you are confident ofwhat your goals should be, discuss them. Use an official forum, such as the weekly teamsession, orschedule an individual meeting.

 Best behaviour, attitude at workplace

Next, establishrelationships with your colleagues. Your clients are all important. It would bea good idea to learn about how they work. Make sure you join them during theirlunch and coffee breaks. It's a great way to meet and interact with yourcolleagues.

 How to communicate well in office

Nowget familiar with the key ingredients of what constitutes the unwritten officeconduct. The firstof these is the attitude to time. Are things meant to be precisely on time orapproximately within a time frame? If the former is the case, schedule all yourwork deadlines 15 minutes prior to the actual ones, including the time you showup for work. Also, understand how much value each person in the office gives toplanning. This will determine the structure of your feedback and presentationsto your team.

A   Multiple  Choice :

1.     Thisarticle is about___________.

a.      Decidingyour future at the firm

b.     Gettingnoticed for the wrong reasons

c.      Badbehavior

d.     Howto give feedback

2.     Whatis a suggested way to communicate well?__________

a.      Joinyour colleagues for coffee

b.     Startwith your team leader

c.      Getfamiliar with the key ingredients

d.      Start building relationships

3.     “Get noticed for the rightreasons”means____________.

a.      Positivelystand out

b.     Benoticed by your boss for a promotion

c.      Getnoticed for the wrong reasons

d.     Turnright instead of left.

4.     Whogave the writer advice?_____________

a.      Hermother

b.     HerFather

c.      HerBoss

d.     Herteacher

5.     Whatshould you start with first?_____________

a.      Gettingto work

b.     Buildingrelationships

c.      Minorthings

d.     Attitudeof time

B   Matchthe following synonyms.