http://write-solution.com/2008/11/06/on-payday-everybodys-even/ Pragmatic Job Search Advice Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:54:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://write-solution.com/2008/11/06/on-payday-everybodys-even/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Would you brush a hippo’s teeth? | Career Management Alliance Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:52:45 +0000 http://thewritesolution.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-3 [...] overall, you were hired to do a job. You agreed. You draw a paycheck because of that agreement and on payday, everybody’s even. Bottom line, they call it work for a reason – it’s not always fun. As long as assignments [...] [...] overall, you were hired to do a job. You agreed. You draw a paycheck because of that agreement and on payday, everybody’s even. Bottom line, they call it work for a reason – it’s not always fun. As long as assignments [...]

]]> http://write-solution.com/2008/11/06/on-payday-everybodys-even/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Would you brush a hippo’s teeth? « Dawn's Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:25:07 +0000 http://thewritesolution.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-4 [...] It seems most of the questions stem from a belief work is a necessary inconvenience and a business should acquiesce to the whims of each and every employee. Making everyone happy, all the time, dooms a business to failure. That’s not to say everyone should be miserable or sometimes special things can’t happen, but overall, you were hired to do a job. You agreed. You draw a paycheck because of that agreement and on payday, everybody’s even. [...] [...] It seems most of the questions stem from a belief work is a necessary inconvenience and a business should acquiesce to the whims of each and every employee. Making everyone happy, all the time, dooms a business to failure. That’s not to say everyone should be miserable or sometimes special things can’t happen, but overall, you were hired to do a job. You agreed. You draw a paycheck because of that agreement and on payday, everybody’s even. [...]

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