How To Keep Your Job

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The more people lose their jobs the more competition there is for yours, so heighten your value to your employer.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Communication skills
A cooperative demeanor
A team spirit

Step 1: Clarify duties

Clarify your duties and tasks and stay focused, asking questions about what's expected of you.

Step 2: Listen and cooperate

Listen well, cooperating on team objectives. Voice your opinions but be flexible.

Tip: Share, play fair, clean up, don't take anything, and say you're sorry.

Step 3: Be punctual

Be punctual and meet deadlines. Get enough sleep and exercise so you can be fresh and ready for mental challenges and inevitable pressures.

Step 4: Spruce up

Spruce up and maintain a clean and professional work area. Dress conservatively.

Step 5: Admit mistakes

Take responsibility when you are wrong.

Tip: Stay abreast of other occupations that might fit your skill set, in case an opportunity should arise or you need to make a change.

Step 6: Save personal stuff for later

Save personal phone calls and e-mails for breaks outside the office.

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[avonne100]

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[dudewtfwtf1]

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[lalaloopsie]

Hmm, I suggest working in a place that absulutely NEEDS you, as if in, a new company, store, ya, you might get fired later when he get's too much emploees but you'll have a lower chance, since your his "first-man", if not, maybe works like...teachers, doctors, layers, waffle makers XD, and so on, so hoped this message adds to your common sense or knowledge spot! :D

[Sh0tgunII]

Step 1: Just kill everyone who is trying to take you job!

[cjdistheman1]

long story short kiss people ass

[Gordinak2]

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[Fleursdelily]

How to keep your job in the mob? You don't lose your job, you lose your life if you don't prove yourself competent. Don't ask how I know.

[SuperEpicWin]

@nobodycares456 its more gangsta that way :P

[Tressco]

That was a creative one!

[dudewtfwtf1]

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[nobodycares456]

What's up with those awkward pauses in between everything?

[OS253]

What happens if you hate your boss or co-workers?  Communication skills doesn't work. It just pisses them off some more.