> If it's useful for you to be around and they find you useful to be around then you have a job. I like how you separated those 2 points. At first glance, it s

> If it's useful for you to be around and they find you useful to be around then you have a job. I like how you separated those 2 points. At first glance, it seems redundant. However, like you say, it's not enough to be useful, you need to be perceived as useful, too.