You may not accept my position, Blue Jay and iceplaya, but I think that you are BOTH right.

8/16/2006 4:26:58 PM

You are going to have to explain that one.

8/16/2006 4:28:23 PM

damn

8/16/2006 4:34:29 PM

I think both of you, pawprint and Blue Jay misinterpreted what I said.

I mean't it to mean that you need to make sure the good work you do (beyond the call of duty or not) is attributed to you. Don't think for a second I am some slackass, or promote such activity. I go WAY beyond my job description in every job I've ever had, and it's paid me back bigtime. But it did so because I made sure the people who mattered knew I was doing things for them.

Just want to make sure you don't end up being someone's bitch at work, working overtime and working yourself to death without getting the credit or the pay to match it.

8/16/2006 4:39:59 PM

Quote :

"I mean't it to mean that you need to make sure the good work you do (beyond the call of duty or not) is attributed to you."

I agree with this whole hartedly. You do have to take the credit for what you do. Especially at a company that employes several hundred thosand people.

8/16/2006 4:48:18 PM

Sorry I've taken so long to reply, I don't live on this thing like some folks do.

In support of iceplaya's point(s), there are many forms of favoritism: cronyism, nepotism, sexual favors, and so on. Sometimes, who you know not only gets you the job, but who you know--or are related to or sleep with--lets you keep the job or even be promoted. In addition, with IT's third wave (outsourcing, certification frenzy, specialization, and so on) and twenty-first-century attitudes reshaping our economy, workers change jobs much more frequently than in years past. Cradle-to-grave job security for US workers is gone, and the manager-employee/employee-manager loyalty of old is gone with it--for better or worse. Sorry, no gold watch after thirty years' work anymore.

In support of Blue Jay's point(s), unfortunately, the word "slacker" fits many young people today all too well. And before you twentysomethings get all indignant and shit, I did not say all of you or even most of you fit said description--but plenty do. No matter what your age--but particularly so in some of today's young people--attitudes about hard work, dedication, and, yes, loyalty are likely in need of improvement.

The old maxims of "Work hard and you'll get ahead" and "A job worth doing is worth doing right" may seem quaint to some today. But those principles have helped many a society sustain itself and prosper. I submit, as I think Blue Jay is suggesting, that the younger generation would do well to reexamine its work ethic and to apply these so-called old-fashioned truths.

8/19/2006 2:27:32 AM

so I know the interviewer. She was my ncsu advisor and after I graduated she went on to private industry. Now I am applying to her lab group.

I want to show that I have matured and grown professionally, any tips?

also..... she kind of knows the ugly reason why I left one of my previous employers, so I am wondering if she will bring that up. I am also worried that she is aware of some of my weaknesses and might pick at them to see if I am smart or whatever.

I hate interviews, I have had 4 in the last month and they drive me crazy. I should be fine with all of this since I have been temporary job hopping for awhile and at least once a year I have been in the job market


what if I have to fart?

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