I’ve only been working in an office envirement for about 7 months and just started working at a law firm. My job is pretty chill managing the social media part of the online community the firm has set up.
One day when I was sitting in the office I got thinking. In these tough times how many people are still jobless. 16 million jobs lost. That’s a record. What I realized was: Theres no such thing as job security. For real, if you think about it.. There really isn’t.
If you work in a department store or something that might not be the case. Big names like Macy’s, Old Navy, Kohls they always need people to exploit with low pay and alot of work. Better then no work. When you work in a department store theres really no point in impressing your managers. Seriously unless you feel like your job is in danger.. Just do your job requirements and you don’t really need to go further then that. Come on, your really not going to get a raise for a while.. And even if you are it’ll be a couple cents.
It’s different in the office. That’s where the whole ‘no job security’ thing happens. I’m sure it always hasn’t been like this. If you work in an office and have coworkers there always might be competition. But anyways, that’s no biggie. Unlike a department store maybe going to extra mile and doing something extra helps (you keep your job for a while or increases the chances of you getting a raise.)
The main subject is: Job security. A person close to me is a manager of the Washington branch of a CPA and auditing firm based in New York. Most of her the companies business has shifted all to New York. There was a big thing a couple months ago about job security.. But it’s been good and it’s not really a problem anymore.
Trying to impress your boss isn’t really a bad thing. I think. Just don’t go down the route of inappropriate measures. Do extra.
And have a weekly task list that of goals at work you wish to complete.
Just my two cents.
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