5 Ways to Cut Corners at Work (without having to sleep with your boss)
5. If you’re a fresh-graduate, aspire for positions with vague job titles such as “Analyst”, “Associate”, “Planner”, etc.
Unlike job titles with a clear designation attached to it such as “Assistant”, “Manager” and so on, postions with the words Analyst, Associate and Planner may have different definitions and job descriptions in different companies. You will be surprised to find out that a lot of these companies are willing to hire newly-graduates. Once you’re in, the opportunities will be endless and you have a sleek title you can bring to the table the next time you apply for a job .
4. Get promoted in another company
Get out if you think that the only way you will get promoted is when someone resigns or retires. A lot of companies have a fixed organizational chart and the only way for someone to move up is when someone moves out or, if your boss is actually willing to create a position for you–but where’s the fun in that — you will still be doing your old job with just a few bucks added to your paycheck and a made-up title that comes along with it.
So, in case you do decide it is time — before you hand in that resignation letter that you have drafted months ago and saved in the local drive of your office PC (come on…I’m sure you will even print it using office supplies), there should be a job already waiting for you.
It may be for a position in the same level you are in right now but with a better salary or a clearer career path. Or it may be in a company less established than your current employer’s but in a higher position. Then if—still—you are not happy, the next time you apply for a job, you can say “you were the Manager/AVP and the size of the company allowed you to perform more tasks than what is industry-expected”
3. Play nice
No matter how good you think you are, if your boss despices you–you will be shunned. You have to make your boss look good in order to look good — now how many times have you heard that?
No matter how feasible, vaiable, outstanding you think your idea is–how it will improve operations, how it will cut down cost by 50%, improve sales by 30% — if the person in-charged of approving proposals dont like you — it will be sacked. Now if that happens, how will the people upstairs know your brilliance?
2. Go over their (people who sacked your ideas) heads
Now, this is tricky, you might loose your job over this, especially if it is your boss you’re going head-to-head with. Be sure, you are as brilliant as you think you are, ask Joan from Personnel first, just to be on the safe side. Now, I wont provide you with the details–heck — I’m already providing you with the list. Dont be needy! <wag ganun..>
Seriously, if you can do this discreetly, good for you. If not, do it in front of the right people.
1. Sleep with the boss’ son (so, I heard)
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