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Was it wrong to not keep any personal mementos on my desk, as a no-benefits contractor in software in a civilian hospital? (10 years before COVID-19)
by wasitwrongto 1y ago
Was it wrong to not keep any personal mementos on my desk, as a no-benefits contractor in software in a civilian hospital? (10 years before COVID-19)
- aydyn 1y agoI mean if you want to go the extra mile, you could keep fake personal mementos that align and ingratiate yourself with the ingroup.
- wasitwrongto 1y agoA person shouldn't say things like this - re: interviewing with a swizzle stick in one's pocket and confetti in one's hair - if they are a manager: "George Carlin - Tell the boss (who's the boss)" https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5x7-0mR86A& https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5x7-0mR86A& I've had to hide laughter in probably almost every interview since learning of this approach to interviewing. CLI: Clean Language Interviewing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_language_interviewing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_language_interviewing I'm more of a three-hour workweek sort of manager.
- wasitwrongto 1y agoOn professional boundaries: "The Secret of My Success (1987)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_My_Success_(1987_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_My_Success_(1987... Professional boundaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_boundaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_boundaries Metaphor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor
- harvey9 1y agoI never put personal mementos on my desk in any job regardless of employment type. Didn't know I was supposed to.