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Step Into Your Boss’s Shoes

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It seemed that by trying to make his boss look good , Syd, could never do well. Even though Syd persisted in applying the “Golden Rule” to his own workplace. Jesus said ” Do to others as you would have them do to you” ( Lk 6:31). Treating his boss as Syd himself would like to treated was all in the guise of working towards building a good and better relationship. Relationships with what psycopaths and morons . Its as if the inmates had taken over the asylum. It was all a lost cause to Syd, the worker. Smile away, pretend that he enjoyed his job, all in the guise of getting a promotion to enjoy the perks and privleges of management - do no work , tell others what to do , always blame others yet like a politician take automatic credit for any events or numbers that came in a positive way or trend. The amazing parts are that here we have Syd , a fellow with a drinking problem - driving dui to work, putting in little of any effective efforts and achieving little results, passed out most of the day from the party before, and all because he was not present meantally to cause any problems , and most importantly not challenge “Potatohead” on his lovely ideas and plans. At the most Syd might of mildy and meekly said “now that idea has merit “ or “those ideas should be further studied for implemenation as they have great merits”. In the end Syd gets promoted not because of any skills , merits , credentials or performance reviews but only because 1) he never drew attention to himself in any manner - especially negative manner 2) he had a smile on his face on his way to work every morning which his boss noticed. Rather amazing.

At the end of the road for all his troubles and efforts Syd was promoted to a position in management where his major perk was a fully stocked bar fridge.

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The “Golden Rule”

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:14:59 +0000

By trying to make his boss look good you may well be applying the “golden rule” to the workplace. In traditional (normal / respectful) value systems the “Golden Rule” is held as “do not do what is hurtful to yourself to others” or “treat other people as you would like to be treated”. Another simple description in the English language is “treat others as you would like to be treated”. However with many management deviants the “Golden Rule” that they proudly exclaim and pronounce with a smirk of “power” is “The Rules are Golden and they are MY RULES” .

Here is a case in point concerning “Syd”/ Syd told me some time later about one of the little things that set his boss apart from others.

Syd’s boss - “Old Potatohead” usually arrived early for work at his office which overlooked the staff parking lot . This meant that Potatohead could see the employees as they walked from their cars into the office plant building. What Syd recalled was that the boss remarked to him , more than once , that when Syd was arriving at work in the morning that he always had a smile on his face and thus there was something more than special in the attitude of this one employee - Syd.

As they say “Monkey See, Monkey do”. Guess who got promoted to management level. Syd a poor guy with a drinking problem who would arrive to work in the morning still feeling “no pain”.

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New Study - Why Not to Get Ill at Work

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People who take long spells of sick leave at least once in three years face a higher risk of early death, according to a study that could help doctors pinpoint patients with life-threatening problems.

Researchers led by Jenny Head, an epidemiologist at University College London, obtained sickness absence records for nearly 6,500 British civil servants aged between 35 and 55, between 1985 and 1988.

They compared this data with mortality among the same group up to 2004.

The death rate was significantly higher among workers who had taken more frequent spells of sick leave.

Nearly 30 percent who had taken a medically-certified absence from work — sick leave lasting more than seven days — at least once in a three-year period had a 66-percent increased risk of premature death compared with workers with no such absence.

The death rate was especially high among employees with circulatory disease or psychiatric problems. There was no additional risk of death among those who took sick leave for back or neck problems.

The paper, published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), suggests spells of sick leave can be a useful, fast-track indicator for general practitioners, as they could point to an urgent, underlying health problem.

The tool could also help identify employees suffering from stress and high job demands, enabling them to get treatment from occupational physicians.

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Why Aren’t You Happy at Work - Busy Little Beavers

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•    Analyze why you’re unhappy.
“Look objectively at your own situation to see what the factors are,” says Jewell. “Then talk it over with a friend, colleague or a coach to get their perspective.” Isolating the root cause of job dissatisfaction can take some effort, she acknowledges, but it will pay off in the long term. “Until you understand why you don’t love your job today, you won’t know what to look for in the future.”
•    Determine a course of action.
“This involves assessing risks and opportunities, pros and cons,” says Griffin. “Before you challenge the status quo, you have to anticipate the consequences. Ask others for their feedback. Build a Plan A and a Plan B. And this is really important; consider the support system you have to help you.”
•    Select and execute a specific strategy.
This might include opening lines of communication with your boss, talking to someone in human resources, finding a mentor or looking for other opportunities in your organization, they say.
•    Evaluate and refine your plans.

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Women’s Experiences in the Workplace

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It can be often said that women and female employees experience more than their share of disrespect and
poor treatment by the agents of society and management. “My job is to manage”. Yet when asked few in these position can explain what this means other than “I am the manager” and similar mantras. When applying what might be considered downright foolish behavior - such as the “we know routine “ or pointing to graphs and charts on the wall where the rules are one sided if not indeed stacked and informing victims that “I am just doing my job”. Similar answers and mentalities could be expected of border guards or policemen / women issuing tickets at a speed trap whose only purpose is that of revenue collection - little else.

It can be best said that if a women does rise to management then their attempts to be firm or forthright
with male employees may be more than difficult. Employers have traditionally paid women less than women as “men have to raise a family”. How that logic and argument does not apply to single parent households where the mother is the provider and wage earner is somewhat elusive.

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