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Anyone have advice on workplace politics?

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Ears: open
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BS is too cheap and too plentiful to be profitable

People who talk a lot about how good they are, aren't

Performance talks loudest

Personal problems are just that and should stay that way

Don't get your honey and your money from the same well
Don't be afraid to do something that you don't already know how to do.

Read the instructions BEFORE asking the question

If you ask a question (esp in a meeting) and the answer you get does not make sense, ask it again.
Example: I had a guy insist that his process used 900 BTU/ton to pyrolize municipal solid waste. He repeated it 3 times (because I kept saying, "I'm sorry to beat a dead horse, I must be very dense, but this number doesn't work for me.") He insisted that was correct, and the literature value. After the 4th try, it turned out he really meant 900 BTU/lb - he was only off by a factor of 2000. His first value would only raise the temperature by a degree or two at the most.

"That's not my problem" helps neither the company nor you to succeed.



Oh yeah - don't get drunk at the company party.

[MotleyGirl70]

Everybody has a Lumbergh at their office.

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[phantomworker]

That's a good one to keep asking for a clear explanation. Along with that, ask for an acronym check. It's good when new employees ask what various acryonyms stand for because often the regular employees need a refresher as well.

[MotleyGirl70]

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Pithy and spot on!