The workplace and unspoken rules

Do we all know what the unspoken rules in the workplace are nowadays? A list from the job readiness office at the local government office suggested being prepared, interviewing, and even a good resume or job performance report. Over the twenty-five-year stint of my career I picked up on some things. Most certainly there was always a hint of the things that you can and cannot do during employment.

Many refer to the real-world whisper policy as the unspoken rules. Where these rules come from, we can only speculate. We can agree that just about every society has them. As for purpose I often ponder how and why there are so many unspoken rules in most societies. Generally, unspoken rules were in the form of myths, tales, and folklore shared amongst the listening audiences. Although, anecdotal the messages revealed hints concerning standards, social pariahs and a way to live.

Many of these unspoken rules that I experienced while at work were inappropriate. Surely, you would not want to broadcast biases, ego, or dissent in the mainstream rural society. When this was the case and almost always the rules were cleverly arranged as innuendos untasteful for the office settings. These unspoken rules were usually discussed and communicated safely in private parties, meetings, and gatherings. With unspoken rules in place some argued organizations were political structures. The ones that played by the rules fit-in others were forced out.

The disturbing part of these stories was the vacuum of talent exiting the social workplace when there were disagreements and differences.

In conclusion I can say that there were always unspoken rules. In the case of these rules there were always people that played roles and parts to assure the principles were upheld. The unspoken rules were not always bad. They did always reveal the character and belief system of the characters that were part of the play on those unspoken rules.