Comments on: Don’t Fire Yourself http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/01/14/dont-fire-yourself/ Frequently wrong, never in doubt Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Jak nie dać się zwolnić na własne życzenie http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/01/14/dont-fire-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-116775 Jak nie dać się zwolnić na własne życzenie Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:01:38 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2445#comment-116775 [...] jobdig.com Wspieraj nasz blog - promuj wpis [...] [...] jobdig.com Wspieraj nasz blog – promuj wpis [...]

]]> By: Andy Parkinson’s World » Blog Archive » 1/15/09: Top Career Posts this Week http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/01/14/dont-fire-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-116693 Andy Parkinson’s World » Blog Archive » 1/15/09: Top Career Posts this Week Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:05:36 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2445#comment-116693 [...] From What Would Dad Say: Don’t Fire Yourself “Companies are laying people off for any number of economic reasons. Laying off, firing, reduction in work force they sound different but the result is: you don’t have a job. Here are some easy ways to avoid firing yourself.” [...] [...] From What Would Dad Say: Don’t Fire Yourself “Companies are laying people off for any number of economic reasons. Laying off, firing, reduction in work force they sound different but the result is: you don’t have a job. Here are some easy ways to avoid firing yourself.” [...]

]]> By: David http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/01/14/dont-fire-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-116691 David Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:13:01 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2445#comment-116691 Good advice for some large percentage of workers. But...not 100%. Because, sometimes: 1. Your boss doesn't tell you what to do, or assigns you work far beyond your (or anyone's) ability to complete, or applies contradictory standards of performance at the same time. 3. Some requests *do* come with a hidden agenda that is out to trick or get you. 4. Companies used to think it was more profitable to work people 16 hours/day. It took crackpot/genius Henry Ford to disprove them. Just because a hypothesis is not yet proven does not make it automatically false, and assuming that Those That Make The Rules always know what they're doing is a short path to a pair of self-applied handcuffs. 5. Of course, sometimes the procedures in place need improvement. Kaizen is growing in popularity for a reason. 6. Sometimes performers don't get slack. Sometimes laggards do (especially in politics-heavy workplaces). Good advice for some large percentage of workers. But…not 100%. Because, sometimes:

1. Your boss doesn’t tell you what to do, or assigns you work far beyond your (or anyone’s) ability to complete, or applies contradictory standards of performance at the same time.

3. Some requests *do* come with a hidden agenda that is out to trick or get you.

4. Companies used to think it was more profitable to work people 16 hours/day. It took crackpot/genius Henry Ford to disprove them. Just because a hypothesis is not yet proven does not make it automatically false, and assuming that Those That Make The Rules always know what they’re doing is a short path to a pair of self-applied handcuffs.

5. Of course, sometimes the procedures in place need improvement. Kaizen is growing in popularity for a reason.

6. Sometimes performers don’t get slack. Sometimes laggards do (especially in politics-heavy workplaces).

]]> By: Momentor » Blog Archive » 1/15/09: Top Career Posts this Week http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/01/14/dont-fire-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-116690 Momentor » Blog Archive » 1/15/09: Top Career Posts this Week Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:11:10 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2445#comment-116690 [...] From What Would Dad Say: Don’t Fire Yourself “Companies are laying people off for any number of economic reasons. Laying off, firing, reduction in work force they sound different but the result is: you don’t have a job. Here are some easy ways to avoid firing yourself.” [...] [...] From What Would Dad Say: Don’t Fire Yourself “Companies are laying people off for any number of economic reasons. Laying off, firing, reduction in work force they sound different but the result is: you don’t have a job. Here are some easy ways to avoid firing yourself.” [...]

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