Once you land that job that you have for a very long time coveted, you best do everything you can to keep it. 

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There is a need for you to be good around everyone and tolerate the dumbest people around. Keeping that dream job may be a very delicate task but you have to learn a few tricks to keep you going. 

Your word of mouth and how you verbally react to stuff at your workplace could be what works for or against you. But what kind of stuff will really irritate your boss or the people at your workplace and possibly sway their perception of you in the wrong direction?

Here are the forbidden sentiments you should never utter at your workplace:

1.'That's not my job'

This is a very rude statement to make to anyone. There are many options to substitute this but it will really begin with a self-evaluation and the prospective impact on the receiver. 

It could be an office cleaner or just a random person asking for some sort of a favour at work. If your boss or anyone at your workplace hears this, you are essentially losing out on the respect they have for you. You can avoid this by kindly telling them to seek help elsewhere and even give them possible destinations to get help.

2. 'We've tried that before'

Making this utterance will literally separate you from the rest of your colleagues. This could be during a discussion like after a crisis. Making this statement to shut down a colleague, however humble you may sound, will surely have a far heavier psychological impact on the recipient.

3. 'I told you so'

After a failed attempt to do something, you should just be quiet about your predictions. If you predicted that something was going to fail, and then it does, it is not always good to say that you made a prediction about the same. 

You should instead work on the way forward and not go about bluffing all over the place. It erases the respect your colleagues may have for you.

5. 'That doesn't follow procedure'

When in a meeting, for example, and one of your colleagues comes up with an idea that seems out of context, you should not be quick to point out that what they said is kind of stupid. 

You could kindly tell them to hold onto their point until a later time or better still, be quiet about it. Pointing out your colleagues' flaws especially in a meeting will only work against you.

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