"Tit for Tat". If you're the first to act, act with kindness. From that point on, match the other's response, if they're bad, you're bad, if they're good, you're good. It's instinct.
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 10:41:40AM -0800, Ian Tynan wrote: > I strongly believe, your actions are directly proportional to your results > and what you receive... > > Kindest Regards, > > Ian Tynan > Sr. IT Account Manager > IT Contracts since 1995 > (o) 310-356-8123 x111 > (f) 310-868-0663 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Check out, my profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iantynan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Lester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:38 AM > To: L-Perl-Jobs-Discuss > Subject: The Career Manifesto > > http://petdance.com/blog/2006/12/the_career_manifesto.html > > This brilliant list comes from http://www.gapingvoid.com/ > Moveable_Type/archives/003541.html . > > 1. Unless you're working in a coal mine, an emergency ward, or > their equivalent, spare us the sad stories about your tough job. The > biggest risk most of us face in the course of a day is a paper cut. > > 2. Yes, your boss is an idiot at times. So what? (Do you think > your associates sit around and marvel at your deep thoughts?) If you > cannot give your boss basic loyalty, either report the weasel to the > proper authorities or be gone. > > 3. You are paid to take meaningful actions, not superficial ones. > Don't brag about that memo you sent out or how hard you work. Tell us > what you achieved. > > 4. Although your title may be the same, the job that you were > hired to do three years ago is probably not the job you have now. > When you are just coasting and not thinking several steps ahead of > your responsibilities, you are in dinosaur territory and a meteor is > coming. > > 5. If you suspect that you're working in a madhouse, you probably > are. Even sociopaths have jobs. Don't delude yourself by thinking > you'll change what the organization regards as a "turkey farm." Flee. > > 6. Your technical skills may impress the other geeks, but if you > can't get along with your co-workers, you're a litigation breeder. > Don't be surprised if management regards you as an expensive risk. > > 7. If you have a problem with co-workers, have the guts to tell > them, preferably in words of one syllable. > > 8. Don't believe what the organization says it does. Its > practices are its real policies. Study what is rewarded and what is > punished and you'll have a better clue as to what's going on. > > 9. Don't expect to be perfect. Focus on doing right instead of > being right. It will simplify the world enormously. > > 10. If you plan on showing them what you're capable of only after > you get promoted, you need to reverse your thinking. > > My favorites are #6 and #9. I'm devoting a chapter in Pragmatic Job > Hunting to the ideas hidden within #6, which technical people are > notoriously bad with. > > xoxo, > Andy > > -- > Andy Lester => [EMAIL PROTECTED] => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance > > [IMG] -- Brad Lhotsky
