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What is the biggest lesson that employment has taught you? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Fissionami@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] incogtino@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your employer does not care about you. You are not important or irreplaceable

Take your time and energy and put it into your life, not their business

I have had coworkers die (not work related) and by the time you hear about it (like the next day) they have already worked out who will get the work done so the machine doesn't have to stop

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I had a workmate develop a chronic illness after an infection of COVID, and he had to leave under hardship. People that hung out with him as best mates for years stopped talking to him in a matter of days.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The most important traits for doing well at work (in this order):

clear, effective, and efficient communication
taking ownership of problems
having your boss and team members like you on a personal level
competence at your tasks

[–] alex@jlai.lu 1 points 2 years ago

Being emotionally detached from really stupid leadership decisions is harder than it seems