Cheerful, upbeat, positive attitude- anyone else hate this?

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If you're dealing with people on a constant basis, like a cashier or something, yeah, you should at the very least smile and sound somewhat happy. However, if you're behind the scenes, then no, I don't see why being all smiles and laughs is necessary.

many times employers post undefinable rules for jobs this is mostly due to legal reasons It gives the employer a catch 22 a legal way of terminating employees without all the usual red tape example: company a needs an energetic go getter but hired a lazy dud they can not fire someone for being lazy so they simply state this person did not meet the companies policy of dress code, or attitude, or was not a team player....lol thats my favorite what team lol is this football? anyway just my 2 cents

god yes. in other words "must be fake for a sustained period of time".

It's almost as annoying as 'must be a team player', 'must work well with others', etc etc etc. I am NOT a team player, but I don't run seek and destroy missions on coworkers either. I DON'T work well with others, mainly because they won't leave me alone. I AM capable of live and let live, but it is never like that at work. Usually the people whom they think are 'team players' are borderline sociopaths using every trick in the book to get ahead. I remember being profoundly shocked after having been in the work force for a few years and realizing that a) work is not about "work", "work" is probably the least thing you have to worry about when working for a living and b) I can't believe I was ever so naive as to believe that 'work' was really about "working" and all I had to do was do the work of my job and I would be okay.

We may not be good team players, but as long as we do what's good for our teams in our own responsibilities while concentrate solely on it and not team politics, why shouldn't these guys employ us?

Just ignore the 'must' if it doesn't apply to us!

Employers lie about job prospects, and expect you to be dishonest too.However, both need to believe they are not being dishonest with themselves, in order not to get found out. Interviews and job ads barely have anything to do with the jobs, they are just a hoop you jump through. What you will find is how similar job ads are, even when they try to be different.

Just started my job hunt. In all my jobs but the one in a basement working in archives I always got a bunch of garbage about being "Cheerful" and expressing myself in a cheerful manner. About smiling more and then when I do smile I'm told it looks fake and plasticky. I'm tired and don't care I just want a job where I can work and earn money. I dislike working with people but I promise the job will be done and done right the first time.

Cheery people irritate me sometimes, and other times, like in a restaurant setting, I expect it. It depends on what kind of job you're looking for. I usually apply for computer-type jobs where I don't have to deal with people and no one notices if I'm cheerful or not (which about 99% of the time, I'm not). I keep to myself when I'm at work, so occasionally, when the annual reviews come around, the comments I usually get are, "Needs to improve people skills," and "Needs to communicate more effectively with coworkers." The usual.

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Every one has different stages of moods and can't always smilling and chat full. I was reprimanded for not being cheerful enough and not willing to talk at some early morning shift in a hospital.