Common Workplace Issues

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Communication in the Workplace Jessica Neri Grantham University ABSTRACT My job right now is a stay at home mom so there aren’t many issues that I could speak about that people could agree or argue with so I am going to use my most recent work experience to voice my opinion on common workplace issues. I worked at Meijer in Fairborn, Ohio about two years ago. Meijer is essentially like a Target; it carries groceries, clothes, bikes, toys, etc. My experience there was terrible, I dreaded going into work every day. I will talk about three EBSCO articles that also explain why communication is so important in the workplace and give some of my examples as well. The most common workplace issues are poor communication, gossip, and the “mingling” that sometimes goes on between two co-workers. Obviously, there are more issues that are very common as well; those are just a few instances. In my opinion though, communication is the best way to avoid conflict in the workplace. Poor communication can cause stress on everyone and very quickly create an unpleasant environment. Most of us have heard the expression “communication is key” and I couldn’t agree more! According to James Abugre (July 1, 2011) “Findings show that there is a significant relationship between efficient organizational communication and employee satisfaction. Findings also show that organizational communication has a positive impact on employee performance.” When I worked for Meijer I had a front end manager who was terrible at communicating with his workers. He would schedule meetings and not tell anyone until the last minute, make new rules for the self-checkout workers but not tell all the workers together and instead tell them all individually. So eventually, everyone was following a different set of rules. Basically, it was mess! Think about it…how hard would it be for anyone to work in a place

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