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5 Tips To Become More Valuable At Work

By Mark Shead 7 Comments

Not all workers are equal. If your company gets ready to do round of layoffs, you want to be in the group of people who are seen as vital and valuable. In this article, we are going to look at a few ways to increase the value you bring to your job in ways that are likely to get noticed. 1. Show up 5 minutes early If your boss shows up at 9 am like clockwork, then getting to work at 8:59, yourself, is a very worthwhile 1-minute investment. Even if you have to arrive 5 minutes early, it is well worth it to be there before your boss if at all possible. Think about it this way: If your boss has to cut one employee and all other factors are equal, do you think he will cut the person who he … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Become More Valuable At Work

Turkeys and Skunks

By Mark Shead 2 Comments

Turkeys don't like skunks.  Skunks like turkeys, but mainly because they can eat the baby chicks.  So it isn't surprising that when a skunk comes around, a mother turkey will attack it to keep it away from her babies. Here is another fact about turkey mothers.  They respond to their chicks saying "cheep cheep".  If the chick says "cheep cheep" the mother will care for it.  No "cheep cheep" and the mother will ignore it and sometimes even kill it.  So if you are a baby chick, the "cheep cheep" is very important. In a slightly bizarre experiment, scientists rigged a stuffed skunk and sent it toward a mother turkey.  Ask expected, the turkey attacked the stuffed skunk with her claws … [Read more...] about Turkeys and Skunks

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