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Do What’s Right

Your job is one of the toughest proving grounds for your integrity. Behavior that’s clearly wrong at home or among friends is often standard conduct at the workplace. Work is where many people who disapprove of lying, cheating, and stealing have no problem calling in sick when they aren’t, stretching the hours on their time cards, or taking home merchandise that’s not theirs.

Behave according to what you know, not according to the code of ethics that you see others following. ..more

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True confession: I’ve hated every job I’ve ever had . . . for the first month. The first days in a new job are miserable; I forget everyone’s name, and when I do remember, I get them mixed up—”My name’s not Ralph—it’s Rebecca!” I become so self- conscious that I not only forget everything I’ve just been taught but everything I’ve ever been taught: multiplication tables, how to tie shoes, and the whole concept of opening the door before I attempt to leave the room.

But the condition is only temporary. After the first month I become normal again (relatively speaking) and start to enjoy the job.

Most employers understand that your first few weeks may be rough, and they generally cut you some slack. But there comes a time when you had better do your job right; if you want to keep it, you’ll have to deliver. ..more

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You have been aware of the situation for some time now. Bits and pieces of overheard conversations, some rather telling comments from your boss, cryptic glances from some employees. Putting it all together, it seems to add up to one thing: One or more of the people who report to you are going behind your back, taking ideas, complaints, whatever, directly to your boss while bypassing you.

But though you are aware of what is happening, you don’t know why it is. “And that’s something I’m going to have to find out,” you tell yourself. “I’m getting it from both sides—and I have to find a way to put an end to it.” Now you wonder, just what is the best approach to take in a situation of this kind? ..more

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