Comments on: A Recession Is Not the Time to Shirk At Your Job

By: Penge

Penge — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:23:24 +0000

Thanks a lot at very good advice

By: Finance

Finance — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:08:02 +0000

Nice post about recession of the world. Very informative!

By: masters degree real estate

masters degree real estate — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:28:31 +0000

masters degree real estate…

I never thought I will agree with this opinion, but you know… I agree partially now…

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:11:33 +0000

Good list. The last one, especially, seems so innocuous and yet is so important. It can also make a huge difference in performance reviews.

Even on the days when my boss is in a bad mood (she’s actually the boss, in charge of the whole organization, so she doesn’t have to worry about being crabby) I make sure that I am all smiles and helpfulness. On the worst days you’ll probably need to go into the bathroom and make snarly faces at the stall door but, hey, your boss won’t be able to come up with any instances of you not appearing to be thrilled to be at work. I can be cranky on my own time – and I frequently am – but she doesn’t pay me to do that.

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Monroe on a Budget » Money blog roundup — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:32:37 +0000

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By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:41:27 +0000

Speaking for us contrarians… If you know you’re about to be canned, it’s ridiculous to bust your butt for an employer who will toss you out in the snow whether you’re the highest-producing employee or not. There’s not a thing your hard work will do to change the ambient factors that are dragging corporations down (by “ambient factors” I mean a collapsing economy). When a company is downsizing or shutting down, its owners don’t give a darn how wonderful you are. It’s saving the cost of your wages and benefits that matters.

My employer has delivered a 12% salary cut in the form of “furloughs” that are supposed to go through the end of this fiscal year. No one believes that our base salaries will remain the same at the beginning of next FY — either the mandatory furloughs will continue or we will all get a pay cut. While I recognize that this is (allegedly) a strategy to avoid more layoffs than already are happening (1,000+ people are to be canned between now and June 30) and while I am, yes I am, grateful to have a job for the time being, it does nothing to make me want to throw myself around in my employer’s cause.

The truth is, as state employees, we have historically been among the lowest-paid in the country. To give you an idea: my associate editor earns more waiting tables part-time at Applebee’s than she does applying her substantial skills and her master’s degree to our employer’s chores. A couple of years ago the state gave all its workers a 6.2% increase that was supposed to bring our wages roughly in line with states ranking about 25th out of 50 in pay. Within three months, the university had erased that gain by a) switching us to biweekly pay, engineering a substantial de-facto pay cut and b) raising the cost of parking to astronomical levels. Exploitation of this nature does not breed eager beavers.

By: Kate Kashman

Kate Kashman — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:44:59 +0000

This is the exact same advice I’ve been giving family members! After so many years of being able to slack at work, it can be hard for some people to remember how to be productive.

My cousin just recently got a new job, but the hirer told her that he had 150 qualified applicants. She said the pressure is immense.

I find that I am working twice as hard as before just to keep up.

Thank you!

By: Dollar Frugal » Blog Archive » Carnival of Personal Finance - Wizard of Oz Edition

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:09:36 +0000

[...] at Own the Dollar wrote about not shirking in this current economy. I especially agree with this and it can only help you to be as “lean forward” as possible [...]

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:13:26 +0000

Amen brotha! While I’m actually “working” as I type here, i do find it best to give it your all 100% and make sure you have your stuff covered. Or even better, going BEYOND your duties and picking up the slack from the other ones around the office!

Now, I better get back to it