So, you are curious about the behavior of an omega male at work. This is probably because you have an omega male coworker… or perhaps, an omega male will soon join your team?
Well, good thing because think-piece has everything noted for you. Here, you’ll find the minutest things about an omega male employee or coworker.
C’mon, let’s get right into it!
Omega Male at Work
In the professional platform, an omega man usually seems fickle-minded. People focus on that the most, but there are many more things to know about him. Some of them can be equally concerning, and others will be good news. So, without further ado, let’s get on with it!
1. He wants to work independently
The omega male doesn’t like to be tied up in others’ responsibilities like a sigma male. He knows the moment he accepts any responsibility, he’ll be restricted.
So, in his workplace, he won’t try to lead teams or be a part of a team. He will neither take an entire team’s responsibility nor let someone lead him around.
He will try to work solo so long there’s an opportunity. If the firm doesn’t allow him to work alone, he’ll wait until he makes a name.
Once he becomes popular in his field, he’ll give it a shot to freelancing. Despite how long it takes, he won’t step away from getting his freedom.
2. It’s hard to convince him
Alpha and beta males usually can’t ignore the influence of others in their life. They react in one way or the other to people’s demands. But the omega male personality trait makes him hard to influence.
Especially because he won’t let anyone control his life, he is alert about such moves. So, people often assume that an omega male is emotionally distant from social and cultural influence.
Moreover, he becomes cautious if he feels that the suggestions might harm him in some way. Once he becomes suspicious, he won’t believe the influencer at all. Whether it’s a client, boss, or coworker, he’ll be wary of them forever.
3. He likes to choose his path by himself
When a coworker, boss, or client, tries to influence men with omega male traits, they don’t pay heed. Instead, they like to take their decisions by themselves. If they are independent workers or freelancers, they don’t let external forces change their minds.
This is especially true if they already have something planned out. They feel proud when they build their career and professional reputation with independent choices. Even if others tell them their choices are wrong, they don’t give up easily. They have full faith in themselves until the end.
They are passionate about taking their professional growth into their own hands. Even if they make mistakes, they’ll learn eventually.
4. He’s a helpful coworker
At work, if anyone faces a dead end in the workplace, omega men always eagerly help others. They don’t hesitate even for a moment and hop in to support others.
An omega man doesn’t care if the other person is his closest colleague, a rival, someone inferior, or a supervisor. If he has the means to help them out, he doesn’t back off.
He’ll give a hand to his rival even if they want to steal their thunder. He doesn’t mind helping a supervisor even if they think he looks down on them. He’s serious about work and focuses on completing his own duties and everyone else around him.
5. He won’t judge your mistakes
No human being is flawless, and even AI has glitches. So, all employees make mistakes once in a while. He doesn’t expect that everyone will always produce perfection in their tasks.
Unlike alpha males, he doesn’t dwell on the idea of perfect tasks or judge others for not producing quality results.
He knows that your circumstances and capabilities are different from his. So, even if he’s better at a task, he won’t judge you for messing up. All of your coworkers might treat you like an outcast. But only an omega coworker’s behavior won’t change.
He’ll act the usual way with you… unless he finds you made some serious offenses like selling company info to rivals.
6. He can be a bit fickle about his profession
Other men in the socio-hierarchy consider the omega male as fickle-minded about his job. The omega loves to apply his creative intelligence in multiple areas. He seeks new opportunities in his professional life. So, he might often jump between career choices.
However, it’s hard to judge whether his choices will bring him fortune or misery. If he finds a profession he’s passionate about and gives up on exploring, that’s great!
But if he can’t find a good enough profession or gets bored with all of them, that’s bad news. He won’t be able to progress in any career and lose precious time.
7. He might knowingly break laws and put the organization in trouble
Similar to sigma males, omega men are also known to be in the morally gray region. They aren’t the superheroes of social hierarchy. They question law and order whenever it’s too restrictive.
So, at work, he might often break rules. He won’t convince others to agree with him or discuss his plans beforehand. But he’ll definitely try to get better results by choosing shortcuts.
Now, if he doesn’t get caught, his actions will help the business gain fortune. Otherwise, it’s too huge of a gamble. His actions might even put the name of the organization at stake. So, keep an eye on him!
8. His sense of boundary affects his professional connections
A man with the omega personality type has zero ideas about societal norms. So, he also isn’t knowledgeable about his own and others’ boundaries. He doesn’t even know the importance of setting or maintaining them.
If he doesn’t know how to maintain his own boundaries, his coworkers or clients might take advantage of him. He won’t even know why he feels frustrated with others. He’ll often be dissatisfied with his professional life but won’t try to build boundaries to fix them.
Moreover, he’ll also put others off in his professional life because he violates others’ boundaries. He’ll lose great opportunities because he can’t respect basic boundaries.
9. He’s confident without putting others down
An omega male is even more confident than an alpha male. When he speaks his mind out, he is aware of his ideas and deductions. He has complete faith in his ideas. Even if others try, they can’t make him second-guess his choices. His self-awareness supports his confident attitude when he speaks.
However, he never tries to put others down to show off his confidence. Many alpha males pull off this poor trick to feel superior. But an omega doesn’t depend on that.
He is 100% sure about their professional choices and actions. He doesn’t compare himself with others to paint themselves as superior or target others’ wounds to gain the upper hand.
10. He’ll work with honesty and sincerity
Since an omega man is honest, he’ll never lie about anything. Whether he makes crazy mistakes like losing a simple project or angering a major client… he won’t hide it from the authorities.
Suppose you interview an omega male candidate. He won’t ever hide anything about himself or lie about his career achievements. He doesn’t believe in getting a job by fraudulent means.
The same goes when he tries to win a project or convince a client. He won’t make fake promises about over-the-top gains. He might sometimes play with law and rules. But he always follows ethical means when it includes others.
Moreover, once he gets a project or task, he’s also dedicated to it until the end. So, if he gives a word, he keeps it until the end.
11. He won’t compete for validation
At work, most men try to overachieve to gain their superior’s validation. They want to be perceived as better than the rest and progress in their career faster. They agree to all the demands of their boss to catch their attention. They don’t leave any opportunity to impress influential people.
But an omega man will never try such tactics. He knows his own worth and won’t compete for validation or quick promotion. He is pretty aware of his capabilities and satisfied with his current achievements.
He won’t want to stand out or grab others’ attention. Some might even assume that he’s unambitious for following his own pace and not paying heed to such methods.
12. He might miss important business leads
Since he’s introverted, the omega man often avoids socialization. He usually skips most events. Even if he attends, he doesn’t want any attention on himself. Rather, he wants to be left on his own and spends time in an inconspicuous area.
So, he often misses the chance to meet influential people if he wants better job opportunities. If he’s an entrepreneur, he can easily find business leads in these events. But introversion will stop him from finding those.
He loves to seek new opportunities and easily gets bored. If he was more open to socializing, he’d have an easier time with his endeavors. But alas his introverted nature obstructs him.
13. He’ll hardly make close bonds at work
Let’s be honest, besties at work are pretty rare because of competition. Everyone wants to be better than each other. And people go to great lengths to win… even betray their so-called work buddies!
An omega man is pretty aware that most work friendships are shallow. And he’s not the least bit interested in superficial bonds. Unless he gets proof that a coworker won’t betray him, he won’t let anyone get close to him.
He only has a few close friends and doesn’t want a large group of friends. So, he doesn’t even try to befriend people at work. This is also partly because of his introversion.
14. He’s humble despite his achievements
No matter how much an omega male grows and succeeds in life, he always keeps quiet. He never boasts about his achievements because he isn’t an egocentric person. He likes to stay modest about his wins in life.
Even if coworkers look down on him or boast about smaller achievements, he won’t speak about himself. He isn’t petty, so he never rubs it on others’ faces.
He doesn’t even share his achievements with his loved ones. Some might find that bizarre but it’s so that others don’t feel low about themselves.
If he wins trophies and certificates, he won’t use them to decorate his work desk. Rather, he’ll keep them safe in a locker and away from the public eye.
15. Opinions can’t change his mind
Some coworkers often share unwanted negative opinions even when nobody seeks them. They feel their opinions and thoughts matter. Probably they feel they can share important insights as veteran employees.
Well, some employees truly believe them and feel insecure. They try to get their approval to avoid such subtle insults.
But an omega male doesn’t care about such people at all. As mentioned, he is self-confident and never seeks others’ validation. These so-called “veteran employees” with better corporate etiquette and tips never impact their actions.
They lead their life as they desire without being fazed by others’ opinions. Without solid criticism, they never doubt themselves.
16. He might struggle to impress interviewers or business partners
Omega men aren’t conscious about their appearances at all. They might forget to brush their hair, sport a stale stubble at work, or even wear untailored and unpressed outfits. They don’t try to look decent at all because they’re too focused on deep thoughts.
So, if an omega male goes on a job hunt, he has a higher chance of getting rejected. After all, if they don’t dress the part, recruiters won’t take them seriously.
But, if he already has a job, it’s not a great idea to introduce him to clients. His casual appearance can give the wrong impression to important clients and even chase them away.
17. The lack of hierarchical consciousness is concerning
An omega male employee doesn’t know about his position in the social hierarchy. He doesn’t even know about its existence. He has no idea where he belongs. He doesn’t know how others perceive him for being at the bottom of the hierarchy.
If he understood, he’d know about his fame and perceive what he truly is. That way, he’d at least be more aware of his flaws and try to work on them. But since he’s not, he hardly worries about self-improvement.
Rather, he just puts himself in a socially awkward position at work.
18. His confidence stunts his growth
The omega man is humble and never verbally boasts about his victories. However, at times he believes that nobody is better than him! He assumes that he knows himself better than anybody else.
So, if you’re his mentor, you’ll have a pretty hard time. He won’t easily accept your genuine concerns and advice. He might often put himself in risky and troublesome situations because he trusts his instincts more than you.
If this goes out of hand, it’ll be troublesome to help him out. His confidence might often put his job security at stake.
19. He might not be able to hold conversations with people initially
He’s introverted, so he’ll often skip social events. But if there are mandatory work events, he has no chance to bail out. However, even if he attends it, he won’t be able to hold conversations initially.
Suppose he meets an influential person for the first time. He won’t be able to break the ice with small talk. This will be an awkward moment and his first impression will always be poor.
But he can eventually gain the upper hand. Especially if he and the other person have common interests, he can hit it off with a deep conversation about it.
20. He desires constant challenges in his job
He gets tired and bored of repetitive jobs pretty soon. He wants to face constant challenges at work to feel the thrill and excitement. This motivates him to work harder. But if his job becomes steady and monotonous, he might switch to something else or simply lose motivation to perform well.
A word from ThePleasantPersonality
And if you have an existing omega male coworker, don’t fret. Be your natural self and you’ll be fine. But if he violates your boundaries, state that openly. Communicate and you will solve your problems.
But, if you’ll interview an omega male, don’t judge him based on these pointers. Remember, every employee is learning and even the CEO isn’t perfect.
You never know… he probably worked on some of the issues or lost a good trait because he didn’t get the opportunity to polish himself.
Instead, be open to teaching him new things. Give him a fair chance to prove himself!
Article Sources
1. https://liveboldandbloom.com/09/personality-types/omega-male
2. https://www.lovepanky.com/my-life/relationships/omega-male
3. https://www.marriage.com/advice/relationship/signs-you-are-an-omega-male/
