THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF WORK

First impressions are lasting, especially on the first day of work.

This is when your new colleagues and employers make their first assessments about you, and their first observations of how you can carry yourself professionally. Some may even make assumptions about your capability and work ethic based on your first encounters with them.

There is certainly a varied degree of casualness depending on the industry relevant to you, but one thing's for sure - it is always safe to practice restraint in your speech no matter where you are.

"If you say something that's off, it sets the tone, and that could be the reason for you to be let go in your first three months," says J.T. O'Donnell, founder of career advice site, Career Realism.

Take a look at the things you should never say on your first day of work:

1. Don't badmouth your previous employer

2. Don't try too hard

3. Don't snub your boss

4. Don't announce your limitations

5. Don’t gossip

6. Don't be a know-it-all

7. Don't ask for privileges and benefits

8. Don’t complain

9. Don't be too open about your personal life

10. Don’t be too critical

11. Don’t be too casual

12. Don’t ask about promotions

13. Don’t complain about your workstation

14. Don’t be rigid

15. Don't turn down a lunch invite with your colleagues

16. Don’t be unhelpful

17. Don’t skive at the first opportunity

18. Don't invite yourself to your colleagues' snacks

Source : youthphoria.stomp.com.sg