8 Signs You Arent Self-Aware About Your Professional Reputation

8 Signs You Arent Self-Aware About Your Professional Reputation Not sure what your colleagues and clients think of you at work? Unless youve been flying under the radar, therbeies a solid chance youve got a workplace reputation whether thats that youre the super punctual one, the go-to person for all things tech, the gossiper or something else entirely.Your professional reputation is important because it can affect your ability to maintain and get a job thats because it can affect how other professionals both in your job and in your industry as a whole view you.If youre in tune with your workplace, communicate with your colleagues, and self-aware, you probably already know your workplace reputation. But here are eight signs that youre not self-aware about it (and should become more aware).1. Your Colleagues Always Come to You for Specific Situations and Youre Not Sure WhyIf your colleagues are constantly coming to you to help them fix their email settings or reboot their computers or something else technology-related, its probably because they know you as the go-to person for all things tech. If youre a tech-savvy person, that might be your reputation. Meanwhile, if theyre always coming to you for help with campaign slogans or company fundraiser ideas, perhaps they consider you the witty, creative one on the team.2. Your Colleagues Never Ask for Your Help, Even in Your ExpertiseIf your colleagues are never coming to you for help, even if the help is something in which you can certainly lend a hand, it may be because they dont trust you. Perhaps you dont have the best reputation, or youre known for being lazy or for falling short, and thats why they ask someone other than you for help. For example, if they need help crafting an email to pitch clients, and thats your job, but they ask someone else on the sales team who happens to be a decent writer for help instead, thats not a good sign.3. Your Colleagues Never Include You at Informal Company OutingsIf your co lleagues are never inviting you to happy hours, lunches or other informal get-togethers, this could be a cause for concern. Perhaps youre unaware that you dont have the greatest reputation and they may not want you around after hours. That, or you may be known as the quiet one who doesnt seem all that interested, so they dont bother asking. Either way, this is not a reputation youd like to have at work.4. Your Colleagues Always Ask You to Plan Company Outings, and Youre Not Sure WhyIf your colleagues are always asking you to plan company outings, it may be because youve got the reputation of the motherly one. If youre constantly being asked to take on mother-manager duties like managing everyones schedules for them to plan an after-work fete that has nothing to do with your actual job role just because youre so good at it you might be considered the office mom.5. Your Colleagues Always Come to You About GossipIf everyone comes to you to talk about gossip, they might assume its be cause youve got the scoop. Maybe theyve heard that you know something about someone, or they know that you can get the details on whatever is going on in the office. Whatever the case, you never want to be known as the office gossiper.6. Your Colleagues Make Jokes About You, and Youre Not Sure WhyIf your colleagues are always calling you nicknames like brown noser, for example, it may be because youve got the reputation of kissing up to the leaders in the company. Meanwhile, if theyre always making jokes about your arsenal of random facts, perhaps its because they know you as the person in the office whod win jeopardy every time.7. Youre Passed up for PromotionsIf youre regularly passed up for promotions or passed up by someone in the office who isnt as qualified or hasnt been with the company as long as you, it may be because you dont have as professional a reputation as them. Of course, it may be wrongful of the company, too. But there could be a legitimate reason that they didnt pick you, and thats concerning.8. Youre Promoted UnexpectedlyIf youre suddenly promoted and didnt see it coming yourself, maybe your company values your work more than you thought. Perhaps you have a better standing and a more impressive reputation than you even believed yourself.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a feminist, a freelance journalist and an adventure aficionado with an affinity for impulsive solo travel. She spends her days writing about womens empowerment from around the world. You can follow her work on her blog, HerReport.org, and follow her journeys on Instagram her_report, Twitterherreport and Facebook.