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What One Should Do On Getting Employed

One day you get a job! You are thrilled. You do not have to ask your
dad for money, you can buy what you want, you can have fun as you
wish. There is a lurking suspicion somewhere. Whether I will be able
to work to the satisfaction of the boss, what kind of work will be
there, and actually what will I be supposed to do ?

Author: Mohan Potukuchi

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Getting a job after several years of schooling gives some anxious
moments to everyone! It is a time when you are on your own and want to lead your life your own way without any strings attached.......

There are three major aspects in life :

1. Childhood
2. Adult life
3. Old age

There are however some transition periods like there is teenage
between childhood and adult life in which period you develop your
strengths - physical and mental. You play games and study for a
job or a career. Depending on the profession you choose or plan
you choose the area of education. Nehru said, " Education is what
one forgets what one has learnt at school". It does not mean you
immediately wipe out what you learnt. One has to develop one's own
learning.

Learning Curve

A learning curve is 'S'-shaped. There is a lag phase, a growth phase,
a stationary phase and a decay phase. In the lag phase you take your
time to grasp, understand and apply the rudiments of knowledge
imparted or learnt. The time period of lag phase varies from person
to person. The growth phase is the period where you learn faster than
before that is there is acceleration. In the stationary phase, you
reach stagnancy since you are saturated either due to educational
limitations or you are an expert by that time. Decay phase may overtake
you either due to old age or due to out-dated knowledge.

You enjoy your life if you are lucky in the pre-adulthood phase of
life when your mother takes care of you showering love and affection
and father takes care of your educational needs and career planning.
There those who have to struggle ( and there are plenty of them) to
overcome emotional and economic problems to achieve their aims and
objectives.

On getting a job

One day you get a job! You are thrilled. You do not have to ask your
dad for money, you can buy what you want, you can have fun as you
wish. There is a lurking suspicion somewhere. Whether I will be able
to work to the satisfaction of the boss, what kind of work will be
there, and actually what will I be supposed to do ?

What is an organisation?

First of all, one has to have an idea of an organisation or a
company or a firm. The very word organisation implies a 'structure'.
There is a hierarchy or a pyramid of people. There is a base, a mid-
section and a pointed top. If one starts at the base, he is at the
lowest level where all low-level jobs have to be carried out. If one
joins at the mid-section, he has a base at the bottom and a top above
him. The top-level or senior management plans, reviews and controls
the over-all objectives of a company. The mid-section or middle
management has to get the objectives planned by the top-management
through the involvement of the base-level employees or their
supervisors. The middle management has to clearly understand the
plans and perceptions of the top management and the problems and
limitations of the base-level to achieve success. Alongside one
must also know whether one is in line management or staff management.

Line Manager

A line manager is directly in the line of command whereas a staff
manager is one branch of line management. A line manager has better
chance of promotion since he can go to the next higher level by
virtue of a promotion in a vacancy. A staff manager has fewer chances
of rising up the ladder. A line manager grows more by virtue of his
years of experience though he may be doing the same job again and
again, year after year!

Staff Manager

A staff manager can grow only by aquiring up to date knowledge and skills and by looking for better paying jobs. One should identify on joining a job whether he is a line manager or
a staff manager. In a big organisation, even staff management can
have its own line management but limited up to the main line where it
is an off-shoot.

Career Visions

In the course of a job, one must realise quickly enough whether one
is just doing a job for livelihood or for a career. When three
bricklayers were asked what they were doing, each replied differently.
One said he was earning his livelihood, the other said he was
perfecting the art of bricklaying whereas the third fellow said he
was building a castle. They are respectively the ordinary worker, the
skilled worker and the manager. Thus a profession can be looked at
in one's own perception. Fundamentally, one who enjoys his job can
achieve greater heights. If you want to be a successful manager,
each and every nuance of work should be done with full focus and with
dedication.

Emotional Quotient

In the beginning, very few job-seekers or fresh recruits realise that
employee life is worse than student life. One has to have a high
emotional quotient to tolerate the behaviour of colleagues at the
workplace. There are those who are planning to out-wit you without
your knowledge, there are those who are otherwise good but ineffective,
there are those who at your very sight curse you under their breath,
there are those who paint a dismal picture of the organisation on
your very first day of joining and so on. Yet there are some good
people too. There are those who want your help and company.

Five Golden Principles In Any Job

The first principle :

" Study the environment and the people for a reasonable time."

The second principle :

" Do not get tempted to comment or make statements."

The third principle :

" Do not be in a hurry to please your boss ."

The fourth principle :

" Do not enter into political discussions ."

The fifth principle :

" Study your boss carefully remembering the golden adage - the boss
is always right!"

Ethics and Morality

In the long run, one should try to maintain ethical standards in a
job. Ultimately, everything boils down to one's character. One has
to be true, sincere, honest, hard-working, dedicated, principled and
caring if one wants to be a successful manager. Remember, in an
organisation you are what you are perceived to be! You cannot believe
in something and appear to be somebody else - certainly, not in the
long run. Be sure. Gandhian principles merit consideration in every
walk of life.

Then you must plan for your finances. Work out a plan - when you want
to get married, when you want to raise a family ( and what size!),
where you want to be locationally and career-wise, standard of life
you plan to maintain, assets you wish to build - fixed and current,
your responsibilities, disaster management plan, savings for the
future etc.

Above All

Above all, one should never land oneself in unnecessary problems. It
is always better to maintain integrity. Do not be greedy or get
misled by quick-money ventures. Take your time to study, analyse and
discuss any investment and its associated risks. Do not fall into
traps just because your friend has taken up something. Be safe and
sure. Live by truth and self-control. Never be avengeful or nurture
evil thoughts. Whenever you get angry or upset with someone, adopt
"silence with a smile". If you wish you can tell politely but be ready
to hear similarly!

In the long run, try to make up as best as and as fast as you can.
Nobody has come to live permanently on this planet....

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About Author

The author is professional chemical engineer having expertise in neutral spirits distillation. He is a free-lance web developer and has a flair for writing articles on a diverse range of subjects including the occult.

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