Oh and what I earn is plenty to live on up on the Central Coast and not Sydney
That's good then - if you are happy and enjoying it, why not? You make enough to have ends meet and live within your own means. As I said, I was just curious to see others. I don't judge/look down for it. I'm not exactly "set" yet.
It's just interesting to see different people.
not living in Sydney is a win
In ways, yes.
- get a mentor. doesn't always have to be the same one, but find someone you respect and learn from them
- don't forget the little people on the way up. too many people get burned by pushing their own ambitions ahead of the feelings of others. will come back to bite you.
- under promise, over deliver. tough one as it's easy to promise something to please somebody, but if you miss by even 1 degree, you've tarnished your 'brand'
I snipped the rest of the message, but I see your point. I know I'll never be "the best" doesn't mean that one can't strive towards such ideal. It's a hard thing to define "the best" when you look at all aspects. People argue who is the best NRL player, the best scientist, the best politician. What makes one better than the other? Who knows. Everyone is judged by ones perception.
In my perception, I think some people are the best (if not, one of the best) in their fields. But others feel different.
I do have a mentor actually, so that's a good benefit for me. As for the little people, I've always been a pretty genuine person. I can be a hard-ass at times and step on others to get where I need (Have done this twice before).
The Wife is the driven one, but some excellent advice from muzby.
There will always be someone better, eventually.
If you ask for opinions, be prepared to listen. The best ideas can come from the most unexpected places. So many times management just ask the question to give the impression they care but they are simply going through the motions.
In work and life though, I always under promise and over deliver.
It should be everyone's #1 rule.
That, and be punctual. Being late, especially in business, just screams to clients that your time is worth more than theirs.
For business, yes 100%. But I'm talking more in general too.
I hate the corporate world. It's filled to the brim with self-serving, lazy, ignorant f**kwits whose only talents are to kiss enormous amounts of arse, throw others under the bus to promote their own interests and being incredibly lazy.
The higher up you climb the corporate ladder, the worse a person you become, because the only way to climb up in the first place is to become a lazy, selfish, opportunist arsehole.
Then what world do you like? Much of the world is corrupt and filled with issues. I could easily say the lazy blue-collar council workers who have been fixing a line near my street for three weeks now are lazy and ignorant due to the fact they never seem to be doing shit and even when they do, they almost look as if they are pretending to work.
there is a bloke ehre on a rumoured 180k a year and in the nearly 3 weeks now ive been here has not sent out a document/register/noticed etc that hasn't been typed by somone else or been asked a question that he hasn't handballed to the engineer under him. He is also the first to leave each day, we cant figure out what he actually does through the day
Yes, that sounds about right. I know a few people like that. Obviously, when in such position. You have pawns do your work for you and you merely oversee everyone (Assuming he is in such position). Our supervisors here rarely do much hands on work, more checking eMails, managing their team and so forth.
It does get a bit lazier, but in ways - he could be doing more than you imagine. It's hard to judge without seeing him every step (I'm not in any way supporting him - just stating what I've seen).
see sounds to me just like he's an effective delegator.. a good skill to have the more senior you get.. you can't do everything yourself..
assuming based on your perception of his salary that is a lot for the worksite and he would be reasonably senior, so based on that, would typing up a document or notice be the best return on his salary?
would he not have someone else type it out, and he sign off what has been written? he'd be getting paid for the responsibility / buck stopping with him, rather than paid for typing something up..
same as the delegating to his subordinate.. that may be something that is potentially better off answered by the guy at that level.. if someone came and asked your boss a question that was really in your job scope, would you not prefer your boss direct the person to you, rather than doing your job for you?
Muzby hits the nail on the head.
If I was on 180k p.a and I needed a document typed up, I'd get someone else to do it - given my value per hour, I could find more productive means while you have willing workers.
