Tuesday, December 26, 2006

6 Simple Steps

Don’t

Look for other jobs online while at work. This seems fairly simple. If you want another job, and you want to keep the one you have for as long as possible. Limit your job hunting to after hours.

Complain about how much you hate work. Telling the people you work with how much you dislike them and the place you live is always a bad Idea, even worse if you tell your boss these things.

Tell your Customers those “Deep Dark Secrets” I dare say that if you are having a bad day, most of your customers are not going to care. If they ask “How is it going today?” “Good” and “Fine” or any other mostly positive response is expected. Statements such as “Let me tell you how bad my day is…..” or “You really don’t want to ask me that” are generally frowned upon.

Do

Loose the ‘Tude. If you are the new person on the block and your coworkers offer you free advice take it. Even if it is different from the last place you worked. They might even be wrong. But nothing gets you marked for deletion faster than being known as “That new moron that thinks he knows more than everybody” Show respect and figure out who gives good advice later.

Follow Directions. When employers mention something repeatedly as important, take note and do it. Find out what is most important to your boss and do it, if you can’t manage everything all the time make sure to hit the big things.

Show up on time. Again, common sense, especially if your employer constantly reminds you of it. Employers rarely hire prospects that are late to interviews, and rarely keep those who are chronically hours late.