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Under-Qualified Workers |
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i agree |
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05/10/2001 |
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there's a lot of dead wood, everywher in Corporate America, I agree, there's nothing that you and I can do about it, at this point in time. Every team hets is, just deal with it and ignore. They will not go that far in life.
I do disagree about "doing what you are told", unless you are a clerk, since I want to believe that people who are not dead wood, were hired for their brain. Maybe you meant to say: do the job that you were hired to do, and if you can't do it, leave! That's better.
I have to add, that even clerks can use their brain, and excel at their tasks, and take in additional responsibilities, so that can better their career.
bye bye |
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mindless drones can follow orders. real advancement in the corporate world has nothing to do with "doing what you're told."
the ability to execute is important but the "you're not paid to second guess your boss" argument is usually espoused by middle managers that are threatened by employees that are unafraid to challenge their opinions.
i used to work for a company with a CEO like that and he hired great employees. the problem was that everytime someone disagreed with him - and if you're hiring smart people this will certainly happen once in a while - he got defensive and barked at the offending employee that "if they were so damn smart, they'd be the one running the company." he paid for that in employee turnover. as it turns out several of them were in fact so damn smart that they are now running their respective companies. this guy threw away a lot of raw talent because he just wanted employees that did as they were told. such a shame.
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