When you
go back to your work, you also have to deal with colleagues again. There
are all kinds of colleagues and for this phase I have divided them into 3
types.
Positively
involved
Those are
colleagues who are happy to have you back. They are involved, show
understanding for the burn out and do their best to help you to reintegrate. These
are colleagues that give you energy and make you feel good.
Neutral
There are
also colleagues for whom your absence does not matter much. They are
neutral in their attitude towards you. They don’t really care if you’re
there or not. This colleague will not give you any advantage or
disadvantage in your reintegration.
Energy
guzzler
These
colleagues cost energy. Often unconsciously they ask a lot of
you. These colleagues demand a lot of attention, are in your irritation
zone or simply make too much noise. Because they do not give you energy,
they cost you energy and that is not good during your recovery.
The
combined type is also special. A positively engaged energy guzzler, or a
positively engaged who is sometimes neutral. That makes it all
complicated.
Own
experience
I
encountered a lot of these types of colleagues, especially in
combination. I found that quite complicated because I was looking for
something to hold on to and trust. Because of the combinations, it was
difficult for me to determine which colleagues contributed to my recovery.
At
first, I started to avoid them. I thought that was too tiring. Later,
when things got better, I started to describe them (for myself). Which
colleague promotes recovery and which colleague slows it down. This format
worked quite well and made me pay more attention to who I want to have around
me.
Later
this shifted again. As the change process started, other colleagues became
more important and some less.
What’s positive
This is
also a border. In fact, you make a choice between which colleagues add energy
and which colleagues cost you energy. With a little bit of success, you are
most surrounded by energizing people.
Tips:
1) Take
a good look at your needs and link a colleague to it
2) Stay
away from energy guzzlers, also the positive energy eater
3) You
can’t expect anything from neutral people, so don’t do that
4)
Regularly (once every 2 weeks id) reshuffling of colleagues ensures
clarity
5) Keep
it to yourself. You can hurt people
For the
employer
The
employee recovers in the best way with colleagues who have a positive effect on
him. It makes sense to discuss that, which colleagues contribute to the
recovery.
Here to, the wrong colleague delays the recovery. It is good to look at this with attention.