Comments on: Love Your Colleagues Thirty Minutes A Week http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/09/03/love-your-colleagues-thirty-minutes-a-week/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:57:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Resort at Squaw http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/09/03/love-your-colleagues-thirty-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Resort at Squaw Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:09:01 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=516#comment-320 It is the biggest warning sign if someone has more than 3 jobs in 5 years at my old company. Nobody gets through the gates. Usually, those people turn out to be sour apples, or money hungry, disloyal people. There's a reason why they can't hold down a job. Buyer beware of the job hobber. It is the biggest warning sign if someone has more than 3 jobs in 5 years at my old company. Nobody gets through the gates. Usually, those people turn out to be sour apples, or money hungry, disloyal people. There’s a reason why they can’t hold down a job. Buyer beware of the job hobber.

]]> By: fs http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/09/03/love-your-colleagues-thirty-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-316 fs Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:25:26 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=516#comment-316 David - Interesting angle you have there regarding eyeing a particular employer, and hobbing around until you get to that perceived ideal employer. I guess I never really thought about it that way, and neither did RB probably b/c we both pretty much went to the desired "employer" when we finished school and stuck with them for the majority of our careers (15+ years for me, 10% years for him). We'll be interested in following your progress post college and where you land. It's exciting times! Shogun David – Interesting angle you have there regarding eyeing a particular employer, and hobbing around until you get to that perceived ideal employer. I guess I never really thought about it that way, and neither did RB probably b/c we both pretty much went to the desired “employer” when we finished school and stuck with them for the majority of our careers (15+ years for me, 10% years for him).

We’ll be interested in following your progress post college and where you land. It’s exciting times!

Shogun

]]> By: David@Dinks Finance http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/09/03/love-your-colleagues-thirty-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-312 David@Dinks Finance Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:59:15 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=516#comment-312 "Also, do you have reservations about job hoppers? Or do you think the days of being a loyal soldier are over?" Depends. I'm a young guy, and there is one company have my eyes set on and I'm going to do whatever I can to end up there. BUT it could take a while to get the credentials to get that job. Most other companies I will not have a problem walking away as soon as a better opportunity comes up. After all, the purpose of a job is to make money, and there is demand for whatever job I end up doing. It's not like I'm leaving an employer high and dry, they can always hire some other applicant. Or, if they want, pay me more since I feel like I am worth more. Speaking from a 20something - the days of loyalty to one employer are over. We are a generation that will snatch up opportunities quick. “Also, do you have reservations about job hoppers? Or do you think the days of being a loyal soldier are over?”

Depends. I’m a young guy, and there is one company have my eyes set on and I’m going to do whatever I can to end up there. BUT it could take a while to get the credentials to get that job. Most other companies I will not have a problem walking away as soon as a better opportunity comes up. After all, the purpose of a job is to make money, and there is demand for whatever job I end up doing. It’s not like I’m leaving an employer high and dry, they can always hire some other applicant. Or, if they want, pay me more since I feel like I am worth more.

Speaking from a 20something – the days of loyalty to one employer are over. We are a generation that will snatch up opportunities quick.

]]> By: Resort at Squaw http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/09/03/love-your-colleagues-thirty-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Resort at Squaw Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:58:23 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=516#comment-311 Hey RB! I actually think this is great advice. To just take some time out of your day to say 'thank you' goes far. As an employee in my previous life, all I wanted to do was get some recognition from my boss. If he ever sent me a thank you email, I would read it again and again, and file it away in my personal folder. The recognition and thank you is like the super catalyst that kept me going, more so than money often times. We're in a day and age where all we do is e-mail and send other electronic stuff. This is why writing hand-written thank you notes is so important and impactful. Keep up the good tips RB! RSC Hey RB! I actually think this is great advice. To just take some time out of your day to say ‘thank you’ goes far. As an employee in my previous life, all I wanted to do was get some recognition from my boss. If he ever sent me a thank you email, I would read it again and again, and file it away in my personal folder. The recognition and thank you is like the super catalyst that kept me going, more so than money often times.

We’re in a day and age where all we do is e-mail and send other electronic stuff. This is why writing hand-written thank you notes is so important and impactful.

Keep up the good tips RB!

RSC

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