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Top Five Things Employees Should Do to Mess Up Their Careers

Published by Joshua Miguel in Work
August 21, 2008

You are probably so tired of reading articles on how to boost your career, improve your work life, how to be productive, etc. Perhaps it will be more refreshing to read about what employees should do if they want to get fired.


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Here’s how:

  1. Hang-out with pessimistic co-workers. Management hates employees who constantly complain even on very small things. Pessimistic employees love to see the negative side of work and never appreciate even the best effort of the company. Hanging-out with these types of people will really be a good start to mess up your career.
  2. Exceed your deadline. Deadline is defined as the target date of completion or submission. If you’re the type of employee who loves to overshoot or ignore deadlines you are a good candidate for demotion.
  3. Spread “not so nice” things about other co-workers. Spreading negative attributes of your colleague, spreading gossips and rumors about your boss will earn you a degree in Diplomatic Relations. If you love cat-fights in the workplace arena, this is your ticket to that match.
  4. Bring your family problems in your workplace. An employee who loves putting cute picture frames of their family in their desk is a very pleasant thing to see. However, bringing family problems in your desk is a good way to destroy your focus at work.
  5. Insubordination is your favorite word. All of us love certain words. Some people love the word pink, rainbow and happiness. But in a corporate world, the word insubordination is a no-no. So if you are really in-love with that word, try holding your mouth when your boss is around.

So, you want to mess-up your career? Now, you know what to do.

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  1. Juancav
    Posted February 4, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Things you don“t have to do.

  2. Posted February 7, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Well, I won’t be doing any of these then.

    RJ

  3. Naveed
    Posted February 10, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Top Five Things Employees Should Do to Mess Up With Their BOSSES :P

  4. Posted April 2, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    As short as jobs are in Michigan you can bet I won’t be doing any of these. I show up early and have a pleasant attitude!

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