Communication Culture In The Workplace

Like our textbook suggested, the communication culture at the plant was multifaceted and multilayered. It was different for each shift. It was different for each level of management, i.e. production versus plant. This was evident in the way employees behave around each other. The supervisors did not seem to want to dedicate time to listen so people didn’t really speak. The second shift supervisor, because he was willing to listen, had people talking even when it wasn’t asked for. Around the plant manager, because he was not always seen on the floor, people behaved more “properly”. It was like the whole plant puts on a different face when he’s walking around. Everyone acted more professionally and dropped the jokes. (Beebe, 40)
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I was a young employee, both in age and my years worked at Tomco. I knew I had a lot to learn and I had people willing to teach me. I had to listen good because there were a lot of things to do with sorting parts that I had to absorb. I also had to show that I was trying and willing to learn so that people can take me seriously and don’t throw me off the bus. People are more willing to give you a chance if you show some effort, so that I did.
There were a lot of different personalities at Tomco but I got along with every one of them. When I was working with somebody quiet, I tried to be quiet too and gave them their space. When I was working with an older person, I tried not to be too juvenile. I tried to be accommodating of everyone’s needs. I put up with countless hours of country music and hard metal music, even though I am not too fond of either. I treated people the way they wanted to be treated or deserved to be treated.
I put up with a loud “potty” mouth and tried to make friends. I don’t know how she got away with it for so long but curse words were leaving her mouth every minute. There was no changing her, so I just tried to be friendly. She wasn’t all that bad except for that her language could use