Rules for people and teams working together

During my weekly review and clear-out of my inboxes I did a deep-dive into the Photos app and I found this rules that I saved back in 2016.

I think they’re a great set of rules that are even more relevant after the last two years of the pandemic. With apologies for not being able to provide credit to the original author and poster.

It's ok to...

• say "I don't know”
• ask for more clarity
• stay at home when you feel ill
• say you don't understand
• ask what acronyms stand for
• forget things
• introduce yourself
• depend on the team
• ask for help
• not know everything
• have quiet days
• have loud days
• to talk, joke and laugh
• put your headphones on
• say "No" when you're too busy
• make mistakes
• sing
• sigh
• not check your email out of hours
• not check your email constantly during hours
• just Slack it
• walk over and ask someone face-to-face
• go somewhere else to concentrate
• offer feedback on other people's work
• challenge things you're not comfortable with
• say yes when anyone does a coffee run
• prefer tea
• snack
• have a messy desk
• have a tidy desk
• work how you like to work
• ask the management to fix it
• have off-days
• have days off