Don’t know how to take compliments at work, is that normal?
It always feels a little weird. I’m not too socially awkward but it always catches me off guard even when I’m expecting it. I always try to summon random sentences of gratitude. I work at a startup so everyone works hard, and I feel like everyone knows/should know that. So I don’t really do things for credit and just end up redirecting the praise to whoever I worked with/helped me on the task anyway. Always left feeling so awkward afterwards lmao. A couple times my CEO goes “go team!” after I respond and it just feels awkward lol. I’m sure it’s not awkward to anyone else at work, but I always cringe at those exchanges I’m just not good at it. How do you do it?
depends on upbringing, can be a subconscious defense mechanism to avoid unnecessary attention. I know it's this way for myself sometimes, so I'd say normal
Claim the victory say thanks and genuinely appreciate them taking the time to tell you. People are not looking for a rebuttal they just want to make you feel good and encourage you. Bonus points for paying it forward, but not as some off the cuff retort you took 1 second to makeup on the spot.
Always say it was hard work and thank them and compliment them for being a great colleague and organization. Always the same 3 things . Don’t say it’s not worth mentioning or diminish yourself. It’s bad.
It’s common but you need to address it, other commenters have said great things you can try. It’s also a symptom of imposter syndrome. If you have other symptoms like feeling you’re not capable in your role and someday others will find you out, feeling like you have to everything perfectly to keep up the fake appearance of competence, then you might want to read up on imposter syndrome. Or it could be your personality, upbringing, culture, etc. as others have said
Continuing this point, the comment on everyone works hard, this is the OP's own perspective but might not be a reality.
Normal I would say thank you, I appreciate that. Accept the praise. Give a smile. This has worked for me for years. Most of the time, I just don't have anything additional to say in the moment.
Smile, and say thank you. Works for not-work too! You can also be gracious, and complement other ppl who helped you. But doing the default, thank you 😀, also totally works.
It kinda feels like people expect me to say more though, you know? I don’t have this problem outside work
No that's just you OP