OK...employees that work TOO hard...like they're super dedicated. In the real world do they actually move up that much? Seems to me that those that work hard and good actually harm their ability to advance in the workplace as they will remain a good low-paid "worker bee" for the managers/directors.
It doesn't matter how hard you work, it only matters how well you blow your own horn. I've never been good at promoting myself/trumpeting my accomplishments, so it seems like nobody ever knows what the hell I do.
I have found if you work extremely hard in spurts then fake it the rest of the time, people will assume you work hard all the time. Just get the stuff done quick, act hyper and agressive but then surf the net the rest of the day = success!
In my line of work it's not the best workers but the best "company" people. Serve on all the idiot committees... So the best & brightest stay down and the ambitious move up.
I don't care how my employees work, only that they produce. I worked for two firms that had that attitude and two that didn't. Those two firms that focused on results consistently had a higher quality of employee than the other two, even though they largely did the same thing.
I love it when you specifically tell a coworker what to do exactly in a situation and what the outcome would be, yet they do the opposite and it results at them getting yelled at.
only because of money. If I had enough money to survive the rest of my life, I definitely wouldn't work.
retirement late in life, sure. But retiring in my late 20's sounds pretty awesome to me. I'll go back to work when I turn 60.
I think retiring in your 20s blows. Everyone you know is working, so nothing to do during the day. And you eventually get sick of being on "vacation". You can still have fun in your 20s. Short little "mini-retirements". Read the 4 hour workweek for some ideas.
Man... I was born to retire. I would have no problem just sitting around and watching TV or playing games on my computer.
