10 Ways to Make Yourself Unfireable

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10 Ways to Make Yourself Unfireable

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3. Work Longer Hours

I’m not suggesting you stay until midnight. I’m not even suggesting you miss prime time. What I am suggesting is that you be prepared to stay until the task at hand is finished.

In the past, you might have left work at 5pm, just short of completing something (reasoning that you’d finish it up in the morning). Nowadays, it’s good practice to stick around that extra half-hour or hour it takes to get it done.

You may also consider coming in 15 minutes early so that you can get yourself organized before the workday begins. You don’t want to be the girl who’s scrambling to start-up her laptop in time for 9 am meeting.

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Beth1964

2 months ago

26 comments

Great career advice. Sounds like the thought is to help the company survive and our jobs will survive. I also like this post http://positivelymagazine.com/2009/09/a-new-rule-of-…ake-initiative/
tcounce

2 months ago

14 comments

Good tips! (Thinking about emailing them to people I worked with on my last job.)
Cathy1962

3 months ago

8 comments

These tips are helpful in position and in everday life. Thank you.
lindarocks

3 months ago

28 comments

Wow....good to know! Be visible....won't forget that one!
RobinGuess

3 months ago

2 comments

I made several copies of this article, to present at our next staff meeting. I believe everyone can benefit from it. My supervisor also thought it would be valuable to the staff . THANK YOU very good
beeondalookout

3 months ago

2 comments

I do appreciate all the concern and advice of the enviroment in giving these tips on how to be unfireable, but I have one comment to make when it's for you no one I mean no one can take it away! If its written then it shall come to pass (In God Spoken Terms)
rayoola80

3 months ago

12 comments

what do i have to say !this is good and it really would help me alot .thank you.
brendetteg04

3 months ago

2 comments

I GIVE THIS INFO A 2 THUMBS UP! ARE THEY SERIOUS? WHOM EVER PUT THIS TOGETHER (MAYBE SOME TYPE OF USC BUSINESS SCHOOL GRAD) , TOTALLY WORTH MY TIME READING. THANKS!!! NOT ONLY AM I THE NEW "CAT" IN THE DEPARTMENT I WORK IN, BUT THE YOUNGEST TO!..... HA! WATCH OUT TEAM, HERE I COME!
SMEILSTRUP

5 months ago

18 comments

i AGREE WITH ALL OF THIS WHICH MAKES MY BEING LET GO A JOKE FOR WHO THEY GAVE IT TO, MY POSITION. THIS PERSON PUT FAMILY FIRST, MADE IT POSSIBLE TO GET AWAY WITH THREATING A HIGHER POSITION PERSON, AND ALWAYS RECEIVED MORE RAISES THAN ANYONE ELSE. SHE WAS SAME AGE AS SUPERVISORS, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE FRIENDS. SHE PASSED A RUMOR AROUND THAT THEY WERE OBTAINING DRUGS TO LOSE WEIGHT.. EVERYONE WAS SO SHOCKED I WAS LET GO.. AS WAS I. THAT PLACE WAS A JOKE..
PurpleIris

5 months ago

226 comments

always valuable advice, especially the last one i appreciate, "if you don't toot your own horn, no one will!" too true!
nancyi76

5 months ago

2 comments

I have just landed a new job after 14 mo. of unemployment. I appreciate these tips for making myself valuable to the company right from start. I've been doing most of these already but it's a good reminder. Thanks!
ELeonard23

5 months ago

2 comments

HI Ladies just wanted to say I am new to this community and wish you all the best have a greatd day! JO
Parker_Tanya

5 months ago

210 comments

Nice article. The people I work with do almost all of them, except keeping positive. That's the hardest one to do in our climate of cut-backs and uncertainty.
Ratnamala

5 months ago

2 comments

good article. Many of them are basic common sense, which is uncommon today !!
verosam

5 months ago

56 comments

Some of the tips are very interesting indeed (especially #10). Thanks for the article