Most people face a stressful work environment every day. When work is very overwhelming for a person with little confidence, dealing with such high levels of stress adequately can seem impossible. Low levels or lack of trust make it very difficult for the person to assume leadership or control. appropriate participation in certain job tasks or duties and decision-making Independent. All this can lead to great difficulties to progress or promote at work, it can even lead to a job decline. For all this, building good self-confidence is essential for the workplace. In this Psychology-Online article, we show you some tips to improve confidence at work.
One of the main obstacles to economic success is low self-confidence. Low levels of self-confidence make us doubt our abilities and judgment and, as a consequence, it prevents us from taking minimal risks, setting ambitious goals, and acting on them. At work, people with this problem often unconsciously engage in behaviors that go against their success, keeping them away from job opportunities or promotions.
Low self-esteem is problematic for a number of reasons, but one of the main problems is that it can be quite conspicuous. People notice low self-esteem immediately and, unfortunately, colleagues, bosses or clients form negative opinions about people who show behaviors related to low self-esteem, as there is a widespread belief that low self-esteem is closely related to incompetence and apathy.
From a general point of view, it is better to have self-confidence and high self-esteem. But what happens in the workplace? These are some of the consequences of low self-esteem and low confidence:
1. Lower wages
One study concluded that those with good self-confidence and self-esteem had higher salaries than those with low self-esteem. This was visible in all social classes.
2. Work inactivity
There are times when we have good business ideas, but we are afraid to carry them out. Lack of trust often blocks the implementation of those ideas and leads to business downtime. It is clear that people with high self-esteem tend to start new adventures and enjoy their job duties and responsibilities.
3. Less financial risks
Those people with low self-esteem they don't want to risk their money. Instead of investing some of their money, they prefer to reserve it and save.
These are just some of the consequences, but there are many more. Each case will have its own. Low self-esteem can be an obstacle in many aspects of life, but it carries high costs in professional life.
There are many reasons why a person may not be confident at work. Among them, we highlight the following:
- Maybe the person does not have the skills necessary to perform the job or sufficient experience.
- The person is new to the company or you are concerned about your ability to be successful.
- The person feels threatened by their co-workers, is afraid of losing their job, or is very self-demanding.
- Humiliation and mistakes in public can be another reason
There are some experts who indicate that the most common cause is bad relationship with the boss. Job insecurity will last as long as the relationship doesn't improve.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
