How to Avoid Getting Fired
As the country has witnessed the layoff of millions of employees thus far this year, many people are wondering how they can keep their job secured. The ways in which one can promote the longevity of their tenure do not vary much depending on the overall economic cycles, and they all come down to the same thing: do good work and make sure it is appropriately acknowledged.
At times like now, it always helps to ensure that you are doing your part to help ensure that the company will weather the current storms. But this attitude applies under any circumstance; the point is to adopt an attitude that permits you to serve your own personal, career interests while serving the overall needs of the company as well.
Over the past year, companies have begun to do something most have long-avoided: reducing pay in lieu of layoffs. In fact, many companies would lay off part of the company in order to avoid asking for pay cuts across the organization. This has changed recently. One way you can help ensure your job is to accept pay cuts or forced-time-off gracefully, understanding that it is a short-term sacrifice that is in the best interest of all, including yourself.
You must also insure that your efforts, attitude and performance –wise are not going unnoticed. There are obvious points of diminished return; you don’t want to be an obnoxious attention-seeker; however, taking sensible steps to ensure your boss is aware you worked a lot of extra hours, or took on additional responsibility or exceeded expectations on a project is simply a prudent part of good career management.