The sad news is, nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business. You own it as a sole proprietor. You have one employee: yourself. You need to accept ownership of your career, your skills and the timing of your moves.
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'I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.''
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It can take quite a while for a Web page to appear on your screen. The reason for the delay is that, when you type in a Web address, your computer passes it along to another computer, which in turn passes it along to another computer, and so on through as many as 5 computers before it finally reaches the work station of a disgruntled U.S. Postal Service employee, who throws it in the trash.
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This ad was in no way condoned by the administration of the district and is the poor judgment of a single employee, ... We apologize.
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In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
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Next-door a baker's apprentice with his wife, an employee in a printing-shop, she has inflammation of the ovaries. Wonder what those two get o...
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In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
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This place makes Mayberry look like a think tank.
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Problems are solved on the spot, as soon as they arise. No front-line employee has to wait for a supervisor's permission.
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Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company 600,000. No, I replied, I just spent 600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience
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We want to increase employee satisfaction, and it's important for us to have it as an effective recruitment tool.
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The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
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Remember that when an employee enters your office, they are in a strange land.
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'Sir, are you going to fire the employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000?' No, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want fire somebody with his experience?
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