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First impressions can be easily overwritten with persistence.
It’s pretty easy to set the tone with interactions with people also. I’ve had a few people in my life that for whatever reason didn’t like me after meeting me for the first time. Was able to change that by being consistently friendly
It depends on the impression. If you say hi to me and accidentally spit on me while speaking I’m not going to demonize you for the rest of your life just because the first 30 seconds was a little unpleasant. I’d be more interested to wait and see the work product and I’d like to think that’s the same amongst others. Unless you’re referring to a situation where the first impression was a negative work product where you may have made a professional mistake. In that case I think it takes time to build up a reputation of success. The important thing in that case would be to not let it affect how you interact with your peers. You don’t want to be nervous and apprehensive all the time because people will feel it and not want to work on projects with you. Leadership can feel when something’s not right on the team. What you need to do is establish a reputation of a reliable and quality work product while maintaining a positive personality and good working relationships with peers.
Agree on persistence. If it's literally the 1st time meeting someone, it can go away. But if it is the first FEW times, that's a little harder to shake because it became a small pattern. Example, last year my manager had an off feeling about a staff. Just attitude wise. Now this year, same manager same staff, still can't shake the off feeling anymore and it influences manager's reaction to anything the staff says. But it wasn't a one time thing, it was a pattern.
Pretty much
I would say it is difficult but nothing that you can’t do.
To say that 1st impression are anchoring is a cop-out. You can control your impression going forwards. With that in mind, just sit tight and soon it won’t matter. Big 4 has so much shuffle and turnover. I bet in a couple years your political situation will change a lot.
Yes but it varies due to variables such as ethnicity , race, sex, or gender. No one is treated or viewed equally from a respect standpoint. our distinct preferences alway play a role directly or indirectly with regards to this matter. Many times people won’t say it directly. you have watch by their actions.
I would have to agree. Our office has a gym and we just hired a new Partner. I was making a joke in the locker room talking to some work buddies naked with one leg up on the bench. The new partner walked in at a bad time and saw things at very close range. I now find it difficult to meet him eye to eye when we pass in the hall.
Yes very difficult to change people’s perception of you so make a good first impression
People generally are indifferent or don’t like me at first but after a few times of meeting me they come around