You have been friends with a person for a certain time. And then he becomes your director. How to be in this case? How to behave at work? There are several rules that must be followed in order not to harm either friendship or work.
Instructions
Step 1
Maintain business ethics. Regardless of the fact that your director is your friend. Work is work, and there is no place in it for any relationship other than workers. Let you have a higher priority position in front of your boss than others. This does not give you the right to violate business and work ethics. For you, bosses are a leader, not a friend. This means that you need to work as if you were just colleagues and partners, and not friends.
Step 2
Work better. If your friend is also your director, then this is a powerful incentive to do better. You don't want to disappoint or frame your loved one, do you? This means that you need to be better than you are. Do your best at work to be more than just a friend to your boss, but a truly valuable workforce. Try to do your job 100% so that your friend can be proud and admired. This will positively affect not only your work relationship, but your personal ones as well.
Step 3
Do not stand out from the team. If your director is your friend, then this is not a reason to break away from the team. And of course, this is not a reason to boast of such friendship in front of colleagues. You are entrusted with a more difficult task - to be the best, in order to prove to everyone and to yourself, first of all, that you are not only a friend, but a valuable working person. Do not neglect your responsibilities at work, be yourself, regardless of whether you are friends with your boss or not.
Step 4
Separate work from personal moments. This is the key point in the work. You must be able to clearly distinguish between work and leisure. It is possible that your friend can afford to be late for work or lunch, but you have no such right. Remember this. Even if your director allows you to be late, this is not a reason to be late. Work should not interfere with your personal companionship, just as friendship should not interfere with work. Strictly observe this rule in order to successfully preserve both the first and the second.
Step 5
Do not take liberties. If your friend has a nickname in friendly circles, you shouldn't call him that at work. Keep your distance during working hours, because your friend, while still your friend, is also your immediate supervisor. There is no place for liberties at work, except for a lunch break, if any. Make it a rule to leave all personal moments personal, not bringing them up to the collective's judgment, not voicing them in front of colleagues who are not friends of your director.
