Running Career Advice - General

[Road Guy]

No Discussion just list bullet points...

1. Be nice to the admin/clerical staff

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

2. Be really nice to HR

 

[Supe]

3. Everyone likes to be appreciated. Around the holidays, bring in a small thank you gift for support staff (admin, document control, etc) who are the ones that ultimately execute your high priority items. This way, everyone else gets screwed over, and they push your priorities to the top of the pile.

 

[Supe]

4. Always ask who is on the line when you talk to someone through a conference call, and ask whether or not you're on speaker phone.

 

[Lumber Jim]

5. Let em down gently if you currently like where you are. (things change and you may be asking for a spot on their payroll later in life)

 

[Lumber Jim]

6. Let em down gently if you're leaving. You never know if you'll be back...

 

[cnata001]

7. don't take anything personal, it's strictly business

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

8. Spell check on emails can go a long way.

 

[matt267 PE]

9. Don't be a ******

 

[maryannette]

10. If you are preparing a risky or possibly volatile e-mail, DO NOT put any names in the To and Cc lines until you are absolutely sure you want to do it.

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

11. Don't bang the help

 

[Supe]

Consider the "Reply All" button to be off limits unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

13. Wear appropriate attire for your position. i.e. dress for success.

 

[knight1fox3]

14. A positive attitude and an occasional smile go a long way to keeping people motivated and willing to provide assistance. And instead of saying something can't be done, explain the situation and propose a few ideas of what might be done as an alternative solutions.

 

[Supe]

15. Be on time.

 

[cnata001]

Addendum

15.) in Military, the saying goes that:

if you're early, you're on time;

if you're on time, you're late;

if you're late, you're f&^%ed

 

[P-E]

16) it's okay to say "I don't know.

And never ever eat the last donut.

 

[Supe]

17) Always remember to check the trunk of your car to see if you left your stuff in it. It will save you an extra trip walking back to the parking deck, and then back to your office.

 

[NJmike PE]

18) remember to use the correct report cover pages. No telling g how many of the upper management types will come to to remind you of the memo about it

 

[Supe]

19) Don't shake the toner. Big Brother is watching.