7 Semi-Serious Tips on How to Avoid Getting Fired
By BankersBall on Oct 9, 2007 in Cube Life, Job Hunting, Layoffs
1) Face time helps, though it’s more cultivating relationships that matters.
2) Do not say the words “subprime mortgage.”
3) Now is not the time to put in a job change request.
4) Simply: work hard. Volunteer your help on new projects.
5) Realize you are not on the top of the heap. Sniff out the alpha dogs and latch on for dear life.
6) “Don’t f*ck up.”
7) Bring your group head or staffer a peace offering of dried fruits and nuts. Just kidding.
If all else fails, there’s always BBall to get you through.
On Oct 9, 2007, Phil Collins said:
In my experience, it takes about 3 months of hardcore fucking around for managers to even start giving you any shit. It would probably take 6 months of doing nothing, plus being verbally mean to people in order to get fired. I work in the computer industry though, so it may be different.
On Oct 10, 2007, harvey said:
website kinda sucks lately… takes forever to load
On Oct 10, 2007, Anonymous said:
site runs fine for me,…
On Oct 11, 2007, David said:
Uh, yeah, the computer industry is a bit different.
All it’s taken for a guy I know to get fired was IMing about his job app to Goldman (heh)