11 bad habits that could be holding you back at work

As it turns out, your behavior and habits at work not only affect how your colleagues perceive you - but also your ability to achieve success.

So if you're perpetually in a bad mood or enjoy a daily dose of water cooler gossip, you may want to consider changing your ways...immediately.

CareerBuilder recently conducted a survey that investigated which specific behaviors would dissuade hiring managers from promoting an employee.

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After receiving feedback from more than 2,000 human resource managers across the US, it became clear that personality plays a big part in your likelihood of climbing the corporate the ladder.

The hiring managers cited 11 habits that we're all guilty of practicing from time to time - but it's a problem when these behaviors are part of your daily routine:

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62% were less likely to promote an employee with a negative or pessimistic attitude.

62% were less likely to promote an employee who regularly showed up to work late.

51% were less likely to promote an employee who frequently used vulgar language.

49% were less likely to promote an employee who regularly left work early.

49% were less likely to promote an employee who took too many sick days.

44% were less likely to promote an employee who gossiped.

39% were less likely to promote an employee who spent office time on personal social media accounts.

36% were less likely to promote an employee who didn't clean up after himself/herself.

27% were less likely to promote an employee who always initiated non-work-related conversations with coworkers.

24% were less likely to promote an employee who took personal phone calls at work.

19% were less likely to promote an employee who took frequent smoke breaks.