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Hard lessons learned...let me share some of them
Posted by: kennethernest
Date: 11/10/2004 12:14:41 PM
I have held 5-7 jobs over the past 15 years of employment and I have experienced some lessons that I would like to share with everyone so it may help. Here they are: - Always cover your back for everything at the office. - Always communicate with your boss about everything...this avoids backstabbers. - Know your audience- make sure if you know a good joke or story you want to share the person on the receiving end is not a joyless blob. - Not everyone will like you at your job. - There will be other people in your office who do not share the same hard work ethic as you...do not try to change it...it will not work and will backfire on you. - Timing is everything....so is perception. - Don't buy into the "we are family here" statement. Chances are that is not the case and usually the person who says that is the "out of touch with reality" boss who does not ever leave his office to see what is going on around him. - A job interview goes both ways. Not only is the boss sizing you up but you should size them up to. Pay attention to their personality and communication skills. - If you give 2 weeks notice be prepared to walk out the door that same day if necessary. Once you give 2 weeks notice to a boss and they say you can leave today you are prepared to go without any discourse and go to your new job. Bad bosses will do that to you. Be prepared. Hopefully some of these pointer help.
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flygirl |
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11/10/2004 11:04:00 PM |
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Thanks for the pointers. Seems as though all of us spend more time trying to cover our back sides than getting the work itself done, yet it is extremely necessary. I don't know how many times I have heard "We are a team" while the team leader or (boss) was out playing golf. |
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gary |
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11/11/2004 9:08:00 AM |
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Your advice is excellent and should be kept in mind by all. |
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calivic |
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11/25/2004 10:57:00 AM |
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WOW! This is almost exact to the "T" of what I experienced.
One major thing I learned is to always keep communication with your supervisor, whether you see him or not.
Keep a paper trail thru e-mail and always have a witness or two when you need to see him, make it clear that you were in his office that day.
As i've been on the "back-stabbed" end, i'm keenly aware of my surroundings, who talks to whom and when, basically keep your ears open and mouth shut. The truth will eventually come out, as in my case 8 months later. |
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uppuchi |
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1/23/2005 1:02:00 PM |
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- Always cover your back for everything at the office.
Sometimes this could backfire. You are setting a precedence from day one that you are the type who is belligerent and so you are covering your trails with supposedly-evidence. This could be viewed negatively and may not stand up to its purpose. Just a word of caution that it is not overdone, but may be of help. Point is, no matter what evidence you have, a Boss who is determined to have his way, may not want to see reason through evidence.
- Always communicate with your boss about everything...this avoids backstabbers.
Boss is a busy person ( or makes belived he/she is ) and has no time for your concerns. Plus if Boss has to listen to all his team members woes, he would never get to do his work! I think keeping Boss apprised of only the work you performed, sans all other issues, would serve the purpose. Again, an unpredictable boss ( and most of them are like that ) may conclude that you don't "Gel-well" with the team and this conclusion could turn up as a prime cause for your exit out.
- If you give 2 weeks notice be prepared to walk out the door that same day if necessary. Once you give 2 weeks notice to a boss and they say you can leave today you are prepared to go without any discourse and go to your new job. Bad bosses will do that to you. Be prepared.
This is very true. Serve two weeks notice, but Boss may see in you as a person who has "lost-interest" in his work or one who will not perform sincere work for the next two weeks. In this case, Boss' thinking will relate to "why-should-I-pay" for one who has lost interest in the job. Let him go out today itself! Again, you may be that sincere person, and do the job with full deligence, sincerity and uprightness but Boss may think otherwise. So, just as Kennethernes has written, be prepared to leave the same day if you quit with a 2 week notice. |
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