These are all gleaned from mistakes I've made or seen made in my career: . Don't do a good job; only seek to make sure ppl (managers and co-workers) are happy

These are all gleaned from mistakes I've made or seen made in my career: . Don't do a good job; only seek to make sure ppl (managers and co-workers) are happy with the job you do. . Do what's best for you (not necessarily the organization). Aka Resume Oriented Architecture. Aka ROA for the best ROI. . View being employed as a business. Would you ever start a business to sell to one client? Always be looking for the next client. . Never document anything. Sadly, the more obscure language/tech/code/artefact you emit, the harder it is to get rid of you. I inherited a whole team that had all the router/switch/etc passwords in their heads "for security reasons". They could not be fired, even for coming in at 10.30am and leaving at 3.30pm, constantly missing meetings, etc. . Hire someone to replace you once you've built an inscrutable system. You can't get promoted if you still do everything and you can't do nothing (manage) if there are things to do. . Save and invest often. If you do, by the time someone competent is in a position to see how bad a job you did and bring the hammer down on you, you'll have enough to take up woodworking and occasionally chuckle to yourself thinking about how anyone would ever right the trail of destruction you've left. . Never tell anyone these things. ;> /sarcasm