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It's Just A Job
It’s okay to think of your job as “just a job.” It’s still important to do it well, but there’s no harm in thinking of it the way the dictionary does:
- “a regular remunerative position”;
- “something that has to be done,” like grocery shopping or filling up your car’s gas tank;
- or “something done for private advantage.”
The point is, a job is just a job: an exchange of your labour for your employer’s cold, hard cash. But it’s also something that you can use to your advantage to help you further your personal goals.
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Use Your Job For The Benefits Package
If your employer provides benefits, max them out as much as possible. Whatever form they take, you’ve earned them. If a store clerk was giving you $5 in change, would you refuse that?
Sometimes those benefits might not be flashy, but you can still use them to your advantage. It could be a f...
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Use Your Job To Build Relationships
When you spend 40 hours a week with other humans, you’re bound to develop some kind of relationship with one or more of them (hopefully positive ones?). You don’t have to be interested in becoming lifelong friends with your coworkers, but there’s at least value in networking with them.
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Use Your Job to Learn New Skills
If your work provides resources for learning and development, use them.
- Learn skills that will increase your pay.
- Learn skills for personal fulfilment.
- Learn skills to switch roles. Find someone at work who has the role that you want, and reach out to them to learn more...
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Signs you should turn down a job offer
- A long decision-making process signals leadership or other internal issues
- Find out why the position is open and for how long.
- It’s important that your interviewers are on the same page about the role and the company culture.
- If your job can be done remotely and t...
Asking For A Perk
Asking for a Working From Home option or your own personal office seems like something you should negotiate in advance.
- For Work From Home, try to ask only if your job is possible from home and negotiate on a certain salary politely keeping the WFH condition on the table and providin...
How to ask for a title change
Once you've done your research, made your notes, and come up with a proposal for a new title, set up a meeting with your manager (face-to-face ideally):
- Let them know you want to talk about your career growth and specifically your title.
- Tell them how much you've enjoyed your c...
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