Comments on: How to prove you’re needed http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/ CareerBuilder Job Seeker Community Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Freshers Yaar! » Blog Archive » Five People to Cozy Up to On The Job http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-17073 Freshers Yaar! » Blog Archive » Five People to Cozy Up to On The Job Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:16:01 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-17073 [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...] [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...]

]]> By: Freshers Yaar! » Blog Archive » Can You Disagree With Your Boss and Not Lose Your Job? http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-15280 Freshers Yaar! » Blog Archive » Can You Disagree With Your Boss and Not Lose Your Job? Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:09:21 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-15280 [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...] [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...]

]]> By: PrimeCB » Can You Disagree With Your Boss and Not Lose Your Job? http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-15192 PrimeCB » Can You Disagree With Your Boss and Not Lose Your Job? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:50:17 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-15192 [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...] [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...]

]]> By: Skeptical http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-6485 Skeptical Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:13:55 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-6485 An employee can be very valuable and a good worker, but right now companies are looking to cut costs and jobs. The work is still there, so they just figure everyone who is left will take on the additional duties. A small company might consider the individual's talents, but larger companies make across the board decisions about job cuts, and many times do not consult the supervisor for input. I predict that our economy will pick-up when companies realize that the smaller staff's left behind are actually costing them money because they are not getting everything done. Particularly, when they lose employee's who know what they are doing and then they expect their replacements to just pick up the pace. Just last week, a worker in my office made a mistake that cost us $6,000 - probably would not have happened if we had a staff large enough to handle the amount of work given to us. An employee can be very valuable and a good worker, but right now companies are looking to cut costs and jobs. The work is still there, so they just figure everyone who is left will take on the additional duties. A small company might consider the individual’s talents, but larger companies make across the board decisions about job cuts, and many times do not consult the supervisor for input. I predict that our economy will pick-up when companies realize that the smaller staff’s left behind are actually costing them money because they are not getting everything done. Particularly, when they lose employee’s who know what they are doing and then they expect their replacements to just pick up the pace. Just last week, a worker in my office made a mistake that cost us $6,000 – probably would not have happened if we had a staff large enough to handle the amount of work given to us.

]]> By: joel johnstone http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-6238 joel johnstone Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:24:45 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-6238 In part, good advice: don't burn bridges. But sometimes points must be made and it takes balls to do it. In journalism the separation of duties and powers often requires judgement beyond spell-checking and editors have long stood as the final line of defense of the industry's integrity. They do hold the trade to a standard and I'd really like to see outsourcing live up to that standard. Sure, keep your mouth shut and guard your professional ass; make a career decision for yourself; let lawyers practice the law and never question the law itself; let soldiers follow orders only; press citizens to do as they are told and accept things as they are; trust politicians and let the bottom line rule. After all, ultimate good only comes from thinking about yourself. Ultimately, this reminds me of the deregulation of meat inspection in the North America: long after the professional standard is gone people will question what they are served to eat. Kudos to the editor who edits. In part, good advice: don’t burn bridges. But sometimes points must be made and it takes balls to do it. In journalism the separation of duties and powers often requires judgement beyond spell-checking and editors have long stood as the final line of defense of the industry’s integrity. They do hold the trade to a standard and I’d really like to see outsourcing live up to that standard.

Sure, keep your mouth shut and guard your professional ass; make a career decision for yourself; let lawyers practice the law and never question the law itself; let soldiers follow orders only; press citizens to do as they are told and accept things as they are; trust politicians and let the bottom line rule. After all, ultimate good only comes from thinking about yourself.

Ultimately, this reminds me of the deregulation of meat inspection in the North America: long after the professional standard is gone people will question what they are served to eat.

Kudos to the editor who edits.

]]> By: Only Bangalore Jobs » Blog Archive » Timing Important When Asking for a Raise http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-6115 Only Bangalore Jobs » Blog Archive » Timing Important When Asking for a Raise Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:00:58 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-6115 [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...] [...] How to prove you’re needed If you’ve read our posts before, you know we encourage… [...]

]]> By: Social Media Buzz Plus 11/13/2009 @ Dannie Speaks http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-5184 Social Media Buzz Plus 11/13/2009 @ Dannie Speaks Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:10 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-5184 [...] How to Prove You’re Needed – The Work Buzz [...] [...] How to Prove You’re Needed – The Work Buzz [...]

]]> By: Naomi Grijalva http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-5175 Naomi Grijalva Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:42:12 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-5175 I do feel I need a very good raise but since I work at the Hospital as a housekeeper the answer is no until my anivercery date only which is in 2010 0f 3/2010 so I will not hold my breath on it and will not bother to ask, I asked for my Sundays off it still has not happened yet. I do feel I need a very good raise but since I work at the Hospital as a housekeeper the answer is no until my anivercery date only which is in 2010 0f 3/2010 so I will not hold my breath on it and will not bother to ask, I asked for my Sundays off it still has not happened yet.

]]> By: Barbra http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-4995 Barbra Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:58:48 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-4995 Unfortunately, it's all about the bottom line. You can make argument after argument about how much money you earned/saved the company in the past, but they are looking at the present and towards the future. Americans CANNOT compete against outsourcing to other countries, simply because the labor costs in those countries are far lower than what we have here. Nevermind that the quality of the product or service that is returned from the outsourced labor is somewhat dubious; the fact that the company cut labor costs in half (or more) is what drives most bosses to outsource. It is merely a short-term fix for a long-term problem that will eventually come back to haunt them. Unfortunately, it’s all about the bottom line. You can make argument after argument about how much money you earned/saved the company in the past, but they are looking at the present and towards the future. Americans CANNOT compete against outsourcing to other countries, simply because the labor costs in those countries are far lower than what we have here. Nevermind that the quality of the product or service that is returned from the outsourced labor is somewhat dubious; the fact that the company cut labor costs in half (or more) is what drives most bosses to outsource. It is merely a short-term fix for a long-term problem that will eventually come back to haunt them.

]]> By: Marsha Keeffer http://www.theworkbuzz.com/career-advice/how-to-prove-youre-needed/#comment-4990 Marsha Keeffer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:28:25 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3590#comment-4990 Impersonal - that's the key to #3. Never focus on the boss. Everyone has their individual foibles, but what you'll take away is the great work you performed. That's the value you bring to any organization. Impersonal – that’s the key to #3. Never focus on the boss. Everyone has their individual foibles, but what you’ll take away is the great work you performed. That’s the value you bring to any organization.

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