I have joined new organization for a new job a few months back. I started as usual with apprehension and fear etc. I have slowly bettered my performance and delivered very good results. Management is happy and proposed bigger role for me. Everything is great.
But one part of my mind is remindin...
@jmort253, regarding above question I would like to raise few concerns.
(1) You have suggested “Please avoid using comments for extended discussion. Instead, please use The Workplace Chat”. My concern is some of them is not looking the comments that I have posted in chat which I have done before post the question and acting directly on the chat. If it is the case what is the use of using workplace chat.
(2) You reminded me the rule of “be Nice”. Do you think making disrespectful statements on other websites is nice behavior?
@BVR Hi BVR! I think part of the challenge is that everyone here is a volunteer, so not everyone will be around 24/7.
In regards to moving to chat, what I sometimes do after a few messages back and forth is just drop a link and say "hey userXYX, let's take this to chat so we don't clutter up the comments".
@BVR It seemed things were getting a little heated between everyone involved in the conversation... I wasn't targeting anyone specifically with that message, mostly it's just a reminder that civil discourse will likely yield to better solutions and resolutions than when things get heated.
@BVR It's not that we don't recognize the law... more so it's not something actionable in Q&A format.
There'd have to be a lot of back and forth to really dig down and understand what you're true fear is.
It's clear something is bothering you, but I don't think even you know what that is....
Funny thing is I've been there... just, if I were to answer it would be personal advice.
If you do want personal advice, I'd say take a deep breath and try to objectively look at what's going on around you.
Is there something that could go wrong? If so, what's the likelihood?
Use the likelihood of things going wrong in your personal risk management strategy.
For instance, if you see people getting fired/laid off, maybe it's time to build up an emergency fund of savings so if that happens, you're prepared.
If things are going well, and there's new hires and you've just got a promotion, then that's perhaps a lower risk so you look at the next likely scenario.... hope this helps.
@BVR That's a tough one... I don't think I can honestly give you a solid answer one way or another without seeing the edits, and I can't promise it will work.
I believe in order to progress in our career it is very important to go in right direction and avoid wrong direction. But how can we know that one is going right direction or not? what are the indicators or mile stones one should look for?
I hope that I could have your input on a contact job opportunity that I might have in Dublin. This role is a contract role (6month initial contract with possibility to extend it up to 18months). It is a programming job for a bank in Dublin.
I was contacted by a recruiter who found me on Linkedin...
@CMW See my edits. I eliminated the polling parts, such as "what would you do and why" and focused on the areas where we can provide solid answers backed with facts, references, etc
Freelancing is more for self employed workers.
or consultants.
contract jobs are generally though of as working for an employer, but temporarily.
The Water Cooler
The Water Cooler