Make yourself invaluable at work. Even if you are in a dispensible position, make yourself indispensible by doing the little things at your workplace that fellow co-workers don’t do. Friendships are important, networking with the company bigwigs will count as well. But the way to make an impact is to learn the business inside and out and do tasks that are regularly not assigned to you. This way, when downsizing time comes, they’re likely to consolidate positions so multi-taskers will win big here.
- Edwin, CashTheChecks.com
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being friends with the boss goes a long way.
Comment by Red Grange 04.30.09 @ 3:26 amYeah sure, but can you be a suck-up and still keep your pride?
Comment by Brit Plains 04.30.09 @ 3:26 amim the tech guy and what i do is make sure never to teach my co-workers how to fix anything. i just tell them to call me over when they are stuck with something. i am so sure i wont be fired because they need me to do the simplest things like restart a stuck computer (they are shocked when i use ctrl+alt+del) or retrieve data they’ve deleted (i use ctrl+z to undo). voila!
Comment by phillip twine 04.30.09 @ 3:29 amGood blog here.
How many people get let go that the boss/management thinks are great at what they do,and add tons of value, and or sales to the company?
Answer.. not many.
It appears logical to try to become like that person who is difficult for management to give the pink slip.
Tim at Smile-Therapy.com
Comment by tim 05.31.09 @ 1:53 pmLeave a comment
