Comments on: Career killers: 7 workplace mistakes that can cost your job http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/career-killers-7-workplace-mistakes-that-can-cost-your-job/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/career-killers-7-workplace-mistakes-that-can-cost-your-job/#comment-21162 Michelle Goodman Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:44:12 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/career-killers-7-workplace-mistakes-that-can-cost-your-job/#comment-21162 shweta, glad you found the article so helpful, and glad you got out of that stinky job! shweta, glad you found the article so helpful, and glad you got out of that stinky job!

]]> By: Shweta http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/career-killers-7-workplace-mistakes-that-can-cost-your-job/#comment-21140 Shweta Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/career-killers-7-workplace-mistakes-that-can-cost-your-job/#comment-21140 I must say, this is the most insightful article I have read on how to succeed in the workplace, EVER. I've looked around for advice, bought and read a couple of books, yada yada. They all went on about hard work, professionalism, self-leadership, looking the part. But in my last role at a large company, despite demonstrating these things, I still had a terrible result, due to the fact that I had unwittingly committed some of the mistakes you talk about in your article. I went to HR about serious management concerns that had about 90 percent of a brand new branch of the business LEAVE over about 3 months. HR at first was sooo supportive and gave me all the assurances of supporting me, transitioning me into another team, etc. But after a couple of weeks of 'investigating', they transitioned me OUT of the company with bully tactics. All for the best, as I am much happier with my life now I'm out of there... an the Manager who caused it got majorly busted for a very serious, other offence. So I am now more realistic about how HR's 'New employee inductions' are much more like propaganda. thanks for the tips and i will be much more aware of all the things I do as per your list! Wish I'd been aware of it earlier! :) Cheers! Shweta I must say, this is the most insightful article I have read on how to succeed in the workplace, EVER. I’ve looked around for advice, bought and read a couple of books, yada yada.

They all went on about hard work, professionalism, self-leadership, looking the part. But in my last role at a large company, despite demonstrating these things, I still had a terrible result, due to the fact that I had unwittingly committed some of the mistakes you talk about in your article. I went to HR about serious management concerns that had about 90 percent of a brand new branch of the business LEAVE over about 3 months. HR at first was sooo supportive and gave me all the assurances of supporting me, transitioning me into another team, etc.
But after a couple of weeks of ‘investigating’, they transitioned me OUT of the company with bully tactics. All for the best, as I am much happier with my life now I’m out of there… an the Manager who caused it got majorly busted for a very serious, other
offence.
So I am now more realistic about how HR’s ‘New employee inductions’ are much more like propaganda. thanks for the tips and i will be much more aware of all the things I do as per your list! Wish I’d been aware of it earlier! :)
Cheers!
Shweta

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