Tip # 58 Watch out, if you’re networking to the hilt, this could just be your way of dodging your responsibilities!
Your secretary looks up, surprised, as you bolt out the door. “Where are you off too?” “To my networking club”, you say.
“But that’s where you were all afternoon yesterday!” she persists.
“I belong to another networking club. It’s called diversifying your contacts, my dear. Got to expand those contacts, otherwise, the company can’t sell what’s left in our inventory.”
Go ahead and network, if you must. But if the excess inventory runs out of control, don’t go crying to your networking buddies. They’re not buying any of that excess inventory.
Tip # 59 And if you’re no longer happy on the job…
Don’t procrastinate about leaving and seeking better opportunities elsewhere, if you’re no longer happy on the job. If you and upper management no longer see eye-to-eye on your role in the whole scheme of things, then cut your losses (emotional losses included) and hand in your resignation.
If your salary is your sole means of support, then time your departure in such a way that you have another job waiting for you. Don’t let a regular paycheck or stock options or sheer convenience feed your procrastinating habits.
