Tip # 54 Office cafeteria: Saturday Night Live!
There are days it doesnt look like an office cafeteria anymore; it has the air of a cruising bar and not just on Fridays! Meeting whos who at the cafeteria is a daily sacred ritual so woe to the person who stands in the way of the socialization process.
You need to reach out, interact with human beings, otherwise the company turns into an impersonal arena, they say defiantly.
Okay, folks. Socialize all you want, while that webcam conference is going on. Its only the president talking about freezing salaries and downsizing the work force. Lingering in the cafeteria to make small talk is a glaring form of procrastinating. At least you got to agree to this one.
You certainly are not expected to execute on all 101 tips.
Structured Procrastination
The job went to someone less deserving; second, your colleague resigned to take up another offer.
People like to mill in and out of private offices just to make small talk. Tip # 41 Ive got some problems with my team Its not the end of the world. Use their lesson plans to arrange your own schedule. Many a successful human being had a mentor or several mentors at different stages of his life. If you think your recipe deserves a Pillsbury prize or whatever other prize is being offered, don that apron and go for it! |