Advanced Search
LOG ON
REGISTER
Design
Engineer
Job Zone
TECH ZONES
CAD/CAM/CAE
Electrical/Electronic
Fastening & Joining
Fluid Power
Materials
Mechanical
Motion Control
ARTICLES
Features
News
New Products
Latest Issue
Issue Archive
Basics of Design Engineering
White Papers
e-Books
EVENTS
Web Events
In Person Events
COMMUNITY
Discussion Forums
Blogs
Careers
PRODUCTS
CAD Library
CAD Models
Supplier Directory
Part Number Search
Parametric Part Search
Plastics/Resins Search
RESOURCES
Podcasts
Video Library
Industry Links
Design Deck
Lits Online
e-Cards
Reader Service
SUBSCRIBE
Print Magazine
e-Mail Newsletters
RSS Feeds
ABOUT US
Contact Us
Media Kit
Original Publish Date : 5/10/2007
Reprints
|
Printer Friendly
|
Email
Digg This
|
Del.icio.us
Top 10 ways to get fired
To ensure job security, be sure to avoid the 10 common pitfalls on this checklist from Jennifer Star, a New York City corporate recruiter and trainer specializing in administrative-support personnel:
Lie on your job application or resume. Tell the truth from the start, because you will be held responsible for the information you provide — and your employer will check it.
Be indiscreet about your job hunt. If you are in the market for a new job, don't send resumes from your office computer, which most likely is monitored by IT. Assume your instant messages and e-mails are fair game as well.
Gossip or take lots of personal calls. You never know who is listening, and in cubeland, walls really do have ears. The safest bet? Keep gossip to yourself, and never repeat anything you hear.
Taking too many personal calls can make you look just as bad. Spending much of your work time orchestrating your own personal business, rather than your boss's affairs, usually results in being given an opportunity to spend all of your time on the phone on personal business — looking for a new job.
Drink at work: One of the quickest ways to be shown the door is drinking too much at lunch and walking into a wall.
Surf the Web excessively. Spending much of your workday cruising around cyberspace puts you just a point-and-click away from unemployment.
Become romantically involved with the boss. While it may make for great water0cooler discussion, a boss/direct-report romance can easily end with someone out of a job. (Hint: It's usually not the boss.)
Forget to double-check your figures. When working with numbers, scrutinize your work carefully. One stray zero could make the difference between being employed and unemployed.
Alienate your coworkers. To do your job effectively, you'll need the cooperation, support, and goodwill of those around you. And becoming detached from those you work with could get you replaced with someone who can work well with others.
Point the finger at everyone but yourself. Take ownership of your job. If you make a mistake, own up to it. Don't try to sweep your mistakes under the carpet, or worse yet, blame somebody else, because the truth will usually come back to bite you on the bottom line. And nobody wants to trust or employ a liar.
Reprints
|
Printer Friendly
|
Email
|
Digg This
|
Del.icio.us
Rate / Comment on this Article
Post a comment
Be the first to comment on this article
Login to post a comment
Video
Related Articles
|
Most Viewed
|
Friction Pendulum Sliders
At Colorado State University, Prof. John van de Lindt has applied a base isolation system to a light-frame wood building for shake-table testing. The test structure is supported on a base isolation system consisting of four sliding bearings. The bearings are friction pendulum system (FPS) bearings that isolate the building from the earthquake ground motion by allowing the building to “slide” laterally...
Earthquake Shake Table
At Colorado State University, civil engineering professor Dr. John van de Lindt conducted a series of earthquake shake table tests of a half-scale two-story residential building with an integrated one car garage as part of a National Science Foundation funded NEESWood project task related to seismic protection systems. The overall goal of that task is to enable applications of protective systems...
LG90 HGTV 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio
The LG90 provides for the ultra-high 1,000,000:1 high contrast and LEDs that provide whiter whites and richer blacks with the added benefit of increased energy efficiency. LED backlighting also results in more natural color representation and faster response time for smoother, more natural picture motion. LG's Intelligent Sensor provides automatic image quality optimization of brightness and...
Crestron TPS-6X Touchpanel
Designed for speed, style and extreme versatility, the TPS-6X is a 6-inch touchpanel that streamlines the Crestron family of panels, combining the features and functionality previously found in nine other models. The Crestron TPS-6X redefines touchpanel design, providing both a sleek tabletop form factor while also offering total portability. While docked, the TPS-6X is a wired Cresnet or Ethernet...
The NEESWood Project
The Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation in mid-rise wood frame construction (NEESWood) consists of a group of 15 shared use equipment sites to study seismic activity and building methods. Funded by the National Science Foundation, NEESWood’s goal is to safely increase the height of wood frame construction buildings to six stories while effectively incorporating technology that minimizes...
The blame game
I feel there was a glaring omission in Mr. Berke's May 25, 2006 column titled "For lack of a guard, a severed hand" — personal responsibility.
Shake, rattle, and modal analysis
FEA can be a useful tool for sizing up resonance problems.
Biomimetics could hold a key to next-generation body armor
Who would have thought that your wife's jewelry holds the secret to better body armor?
What's a mechatronics technician?
When Keith Campbell muses about industrial education, his thoughts go back to his uncle Ralph.
The meaning of bearing life
How long will a bearing last? Standardized life equations help to answer.
Engineering an ad
How do you convince a doubting public your truck is tough? You show them.
Tricked-Out Trucks
Stylists and engineers are exploring new ways to personalize pickup trucks, the best-selling type of vehicle in the U.S.
Tom-Thumb turbines power radio-controlled jets
Engineers have managed to shrink the modern jet engine until it is small enough to fit in model planes.
Engineering in India
Here’s a snapshot of the Indian engineers who increasingly compete for global manufacturing work.
Gulliver's Engines
Shrinking full-scale engines to pocket size is no small feat.
PRODUCT SEARCH
Powered by
SEARCH THE PLASTICS WEB™
Powered by
FORUMS
View All Forums
What’s Tough About Training
I have taught many Mechanial and Electrical Apprentices at a local company the basics and Trouble Shooting skills fr Fluid Power equipment. The classes...
Design Royalties
I was hired at my current position to maintain our machines. Outside of my general job duties I have built a new machine (with company funding) to...
Trustworthy engineer needed
Friends of mine have invented a clever, modular emergency shelter. They need a trustworthy engineer to make a 3D model of to make a prototype....
Dog clutch manufacturers
Can anyone recommend a reliable supplier for a part like the one shown here or on page 57 of Machine Design's Sept. 25 issue? Any suggestions greatly...
Rolled cylinder
that's pretty close tolerance for such a large item. Can you perhaps control the positon of the OD of the drum- mount the drum on rollers- and let the...