8 Big Mistakes You Could Be Making At Work

You know to show up on time, be prepared, and dress properly. Here are things you might not know

By Liz Wolgemuth

Posted: June 25, 2008

Businessman sitting in a wood-paneled room.

Blindly accepting a promotion: Most people tend to think that it's better to get ahead, but many find that a promotion is no improvement on their previous job and barely—or not at all—worth the new title. Before you accept a promotion, ask some key questions, suggests Jobacle's Andrew G.R.: How much more work would be involved? How much more money? What kind of staff would you be inheriting? Also, get an idea of what the next career step would be, he says. You don't want to make a leap—and find out you're at a dead end.

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I am from Salvador and now study English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Get tips and advice on resumes, interviews, getting a raise, coping with coworkers, changing jobs and more."

Thank :D Gerda.

Gerda of @ Feb 15, 2009 14:29:32 PM

never enter sales

Never become a salesperson. Most salespeople are ruthless and shady snakes who they make life difficult for those of us who are decent people.

A cleaning conscious is priceless.

bob of AR @ Aug 06, 2008 14:31:53 PM

Disagreements with "authority" and becoming noticed

Pick your fights with management and supervision carefully. Don't make an issue of something unless you have the "high ground" to discourse from. Otherwise, you may wind up like Don Quixote, tilting at windmills and acquiring the reputation of a malcontent.

Quiet competence gets you nowhere. Whenever you write an important memo, especially one dealing with instructions or setting/explaining policy, be sure to copy a member or members of management (whether or not appropriate), not so much to receive recognition as to be noticed. It will also give your memo(s) an aura of authority. If unsure of the reaction, copy management first, then wait a couple of working days before releasing/ distributing the memo to principal recipients, to be on the safe side.

Warren Besch of GA @ Jul 14, 2008 21:25:46 PM

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