- Your boss is not your friend
- Who you know beats what you know (building a network and nurturing it consistently is critical to success
- You are REPLACEABLE at Work NOT home (In 20 years the only people who will REMEMBER you worked late are your kids, family and loved ones
4.Loyalty rarely two-way street,in hard times will won't be returned
5.Time is scare than Money. We can re-earn money but never Time - Comfort ki-ls Progress (You grow when you take Risks, Not when you play Safe. Please finish items 7,8,9,10 and so forth...by adding harsh career truths :)
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I was definitely replaceable at home as well.
Remember that the team you play for is Team You, not Team ${COMPANY_NAME}. As soon as the interests of Team You and Team ${COMPANY_NAME} don't coincide, there's a reason to go separate ways. The company might initiate the separation, or you might, it all depends on who has motive, initiative, and another path to follow.
And never ever trust your manager as he will betray you at the first opportunity. Ask everything in writing.
@aa Nothing is permanent. I see people filling their offices and desks with a LOT of personal stuff.
@OP All true, but add in HR is there to protect the business and not you.
Build enough of a financial buffer so that a layoff isn't an immediate catastrophe.
Invest in yourself because at any time your employer can ask you to leave with very little notice