Comments on: 5 Ways To Lose Your Job In a Down Market http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/ The best Credit Card Debt Blog online Wed, 02 May 2012 03:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Build That Credit » Interesting Links for May 20, 2009 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-41968 Build That Credit » Interesting Links for May 20, 2009 Thu, 28 May 2009 21:29:49 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-41968 [...] Your Card shows us 5 easy ways to lose our jobs in a recession. [...] [...] Your Card shows us 5 easy ways to lose our jobs in a recession. [...]

]]> By: kosmo @ The Casual Observer http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40942 kosmo @ The Casual Observer Mon, 18 May 2009 18:54:26 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40942 Embezzlement :) I'm not sure that it's a "habit", though. Embezzlement :)

I’m not sure that it’s a “habit”, though.

]]> By: Dawn http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40932 Dawn Mon, 18 May 2009 16:17:18 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40932 I would add a little one - tardiness. I work at a company where almost everyone is salaried, but we have regular hours we work. Coming in late on a regular basis shows disrespect for your job, and it is the kind of little detail that people notice... and remember. I would add a little one – tardiness. I work at a company where almost everyone is salaried, but we have regular hours we work. Coming in late on a regular basis shows disrespect for your job, and it is the kind of little detail that people notice… and remember.

]]> By: Barry http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40884 Barry Mon, 18 May 2009 05:50:30 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40884 Good and insightful post. # 4 - Settling Into Your Job Description You are definitely right about extending yourself a little bit to accommodate your employer. Flexible people are indispensable people come layoff time. Good and insightful post.

# 4 – Settling Into Your Job Description
You are definitely right about extending yourself a little bit to accommodate your employer.
Flexible people are indispensable people come layoff time.

]]> By: NtJS http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40874 NtJS Mon, 18 May 2009 04:04:49 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40874 Rocking the boat. It's really not time to go out on a limb... pretty much for anything. With our last round of layoffs being pretty tough to decipher, many folks are feeling like this is really not the time to draw the ire of the overlords. So dance to their latest tune, put on the dog and pony show of the month, keep the desk clean, show up on time, don't be seen leaving early, submit the proper requests - in the right order... Some of it's small stuff - dumb little things, but they add up. Rocking the boat. It’s really not time to go out on a limb… pretty much for anything. With our last round of layoffs being pretty tough to decipher, many folks are feeling like this is really not the time to draw the ire of the overlords. So dance to their latest tune, put on the dog and pony show of the month, keep the desk clean, show up on time, don’t be seen leaving early, submit the proper requests – in the right order… Some of it’s small stuff – dumb little things, but they add up.

]]> By: Eleanor http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40862 Eleanor Mon, 18 May 2009 01:47:47 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40862 This is a very important list that people should take heed of. My husband recently lost his job because of a sense of entitlement, in my opinion. He wasn't watching his back and making sure the good things he did were getting noticed and the bad things were being overlooked due to good will built up. Now we are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, since we have no income. By the way, I was reading the book Bankruptcy 301 (http://www.bankruptcy301.com) the other day and it talks about how a run of bad luck, financial or otherwise, isn't really that uncommon. For example, maybe a job loss isn't all someone's fault, but partially due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I think there's something to that--isn't it false to suggest that keeping our jobs is all about meritocracy? This is a very important list that people should take heed of. My husband recently lost his job because of a sense of entitlement, in my opinion. He wasn’t watching his back and making sure the good things he did were getting noticed and the bad things were being overlooked due to good will built up. Now we are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, since we have no income.

By the way, I was reading the book Bankruptcy 301 (http://www.bankruptcy301.com) the other day and it talks about how a run of bad luck, financial or otherwise, isn’t really that uncommon. For example, maybe a job loss isn’t all someone’s fault, but partially due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I think there’s something to that–isn’t it false to suggest that keeping our jobs is all about meritocracy?

]]> By: Michelle http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40810 Michelle Sun, 17 May 2009 14:28:53 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40810 So many of these are inter-related, too - being a team player and helping outside of your job description for example. Procrastinating is definitely a career-killer - as it relates to performance issues, i.e., not allowing sufficient time for management review of the project, sloppy/rushed work at the 11th hour, etc. I would add being disrespectful of colleagues to the list - I'm 35 and work with a bunch of 20-somethings to whom every work request I have for their department is a joke, a 'whatever' moment and they talk very flippantly to everyone, not just me. They may get the work done sufficiently well, but dealing with their department is a chore! Maybe this relates to being a team player or maybe them feeling entitled (since they are the only source of publication/production/word processing support), but when I cringe everytime I overhear their interactions to other personnel and dread having to ask them to do anything, i can only hope their tenures are cut short in the next round of layoffs! So many of these are inter-related, too – being a team player and helping outside of your job description for example. Procrastinating is definitely a career-killer – as it relates to performance issues, i.e., not allowing sufficient time for management review of the project, sloppy/rushed work at the 11th hour, etc. I would add being disrespectful of colleagues to the list – I’m 35 and work with a bunch of 20-somethings to whom every work request I have for their department is a joke, a ‘whatever’ moment and they talk very flippantly to everyone, not just me. They may get the work done sufficiently well, but dealing with their department is a chore! Maybe this relates to being a team player or maybe them feeling entitled (since they are the only source of publication/production/word processing support), but when I cringe everytime I overhear their interactions to other personnel and dread having to ask them to do anything, i can only hope their tenures are cut short in the next round of layoffs!

]]> By: El Cheapo http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40761 El Cheapo Sun, 17 May 2009 01:51:08 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40761 Good list. I definitely agree with the entitlement one. I see way too many people (especially young people) who feel like the world should have a red carpet out for them. The only thing I would add is similar to entitlement, but slightly different, feeling you're "Irreplaceable" or "Untouchable". Not only are both impossible to achieve, it also causes a hubris that makes you less likely to be promoted. Good list. I definitely agree with the entitlement one. I see way too many people (especially young people) who feel like the world should have a red carpet out for them. The only thing I would add is similar to entitlement, but slightly different, feeling you’re “Irreplaceable” or “Untouchable”. Not only are both impossible to achieve, it also causes a hubris that makes you less likely to be promoted.

]]> By: J. Money http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/05/16/5-ways-to-lose-your-job-in-a-down-market/comment-page-1/#comment-40716 J. Money Sat, 16 May 2009 16:22:25 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-40716 Well put! It scares me how easy it is to fall for some of these - especially the sense of entitlement & settling into you job description ones, I can always do better at these. Great reminders for all of us who are fortunate enough to be employed, thanks :) Well put! It scares me how easy it is to fall for some of these – especially the sense of entitlement & settling into you job description ones, I can always do better at these. Great reminders for all of us who are fortunate enough to be employed, thanks :)

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