學習單:

Today’s topic:
Working with people with similar backgrounds. We often work with people who have the same knowledge as us. Trust is important to have at work with people.

Today’s question:
Do we trust these people more because they have the same background?
No, you are less likely to trust a co-worker that has a similar background like yours. Researchers had similar people working together in a class.

This is what they found:
They found that people with similar job backgrounds were less likely to trust each other. They were more willing to trust those with different backgrounds. People may feel jealous or threatened by a person with the same background. The good thing is this distrust goes away with time.

Today’s advice
Work with others and show them how you are different!