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Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by johnshagb(m): 10:27am On Jul 30, 2014
Most people start their jobs with the best of
intentions, never thinking they could be fired. After
all, that's a fate reserved primarily for incompetent employees and workers caught with their hand in the company till, right? Wrong.
You might not realize just how slippery the slope out
the door can be.

To guard your job security, be sure to avoid the
10 common pitfalls on this checklist.


1. Lying on Your Job Application or Resume
Tell the truth from the start, because you will be
held responsible for the information you provide
-- and your employer will check it. Generally,
educational background checks can take up to a
month after hire. "I recently had a candidate fired
from a large financial company after being there
for a month, because she lied about her
educational background," Star says. "This woman
did not need a degree for her editorial assistant
position but said that she has one anyway -- and
one month later when the cat was out of the bag,
she was immediately let go."

2. Being Indiscreet About Your Job Hunt
If you are in the market for a new job, don't send
your resume from your work computer, which
most likely is monitored by IT. Assume your chat
messages and emails are fair game as well.

3. Gossiping
You never know who is listening, and in the cube
farm, walls really do have ears. The safest bet?
Keep gossip to yourself, and never repeat
anything you hear. Winding up on the wrong side
of the rumor mill can cost you more than
somebody's trust; it can mean your job.

4. Taking Too Many Personal Calls
Spending much of your work time orchestrating
your own personal business usually results in
being given an opportunity to spend all of your
time on the phone on personal business --
looking for a new job, Star warns.

5. Drinking at Work
One of the quickest ways to be shown the door is
drinking too much at lunch and walking into a
wall. Maintaining your own clarity is extremely
important. Staying on top of the mountain of
details that go into making a business run
smoothly requires focus -- and sobriety.

6. Excessive Internet Use
Spending too much of your workday cruising
around Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and the
like puts you just a point-and-click away from
unemployment. And checking adult-oriented Web
sites on the job? Yeah, don't do that.

7. Becoming Romantically Involved with the Boss
While it may make for great water-cooler
discussion, a boss/direct-report romance can
easily end with someone out of a job. (Hint: It's
usually not the boss.)

8. Forgetting to Double-Check Your Figures
When working with numbers, scrutinize your work
carefully. One stray zero could make the
difference between being employed and
unemployed, advises Star.

9. Alienating Your Co-workers
To do your job effectively, you'll need the
cooperation, support and good will of those
around you. Becoming detached from those you
work with could get you replaced with someone
who can work well with others.

10. Pointing the Finger at Everyone but Yourself
Take ownership of your job. If you make a
mistake, own up to it. Don't try to sweep your
mistakes under the carpet -- or worse yet, blame
somebody else -- because the truth will usually
come back to bite you on the bottom line. And
nobody wants to trust or employ a liar, says Star.

career-advice.monster.com

I bet a lot of people are guilty of 6.
Job seekers take note too.

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by alotofgrace(m): 10:30am On Jul 30, 2014
johnshagb:

9. Alienating Your Co-workers
To do your job effectively, you'll need the
cooperation, support and good will of those
around you. Becoming detached from those you
work with could get you replaced with someone
who can work well with others.

i wonder what "a good team player" was doing in the cv

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by StPete: 1:53pm On Jul 30, 2014
Watching mojo shocked shocked shocked shocked with the office computer is highly prohibited grin grin grin grin

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by Nobody: 1:55pm On Jul 30, 2014
Drinking at work? That is just reckless and irresponsible.

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by Nobody: 1:57pm On Jul 30, 2014
Well said. Let those who have eyes read o.

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by 9jahubcom(m): 2:01pm On Jul 30, 2014
Ha
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by hydeekam: 2:01pm On Jul 30, 2014
I am guity of no 6, even as I am typing I am at work. I need God intervention to stop it.

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by Tonyblinky(m): 2:03pm On Jul 30, 2014
I am guilty as charged
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by bizngr(f): 2:06pm On Jul 30, 2014
alotofgrace:

i wonder what "a good team player" was doing in the cv
Don't believe everything you see in the CV of a regular job seeker. grin grin grin
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by shadowwalker101: 2:08pm On Jul 30, 2014
so true
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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by GeneralShepherd(m): 2:09pm On Jul 30, 2014
Never eye the boss' office babe, or you'll be gone in 60seconds. Generalshepherd warns

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by basty: 2:10pm On Jul 30, 2014
After that, what next?
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by lonelydora: 2:10pm On Jul 30, 2014
I used to be guilty of Number 2
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by vivaciousvivi(f): 2:11pm On Jul 30, 2014
A growing number of offices disable links to Facebook etc. in my opinion, more people are guilty of number 2.
Nice one OP.
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by englishmart(m): 2:13pm On Jul 30, 2014
What haven't we seen?
Op your topic should look like "10 things that make employees get fired easily." not ten ways an employee get fired.

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Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by Nobody: 2:15pm On Jul 30, 2014
11) messing with oga's daughter
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by olydedon: 2:28pm On Jul 30, 2014
You forgot to put "Fighting".
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by ril19(m): 2:29pm On Jul 30, 2014
Thank you for educating us especially those preparing to step into the highly competitive labour market
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by popson1st: 2:32pm On Jul 30, 2014
11. Sleeping with your boss girl friend.
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by mumumugu(m): 2:33pm On Jul 30, 2014
true
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by buJu234: 2:37pm On Jul 30, 2014
is this one applicable to civil servants...

if yes dem 4 don sack over 90% of them ooo.... especially those ones in local govt. ministries
Re: Top 10 Ways Employees Get Fired by duby91(m): 2:38pm On Jul 30, 2014
Lol...nice one OP, my boss almost would have taught me a lesson, infact i carried last sef. there was this lady in the office and somehow we started talking and we kinda got close, my boss called me one day and was saying some things i really didn't take seriously cos i thought he just took the lady as his daughter...to cut the long story short, baba threatened me o! my eyes cleared after the threat. did a few findings and i found out the lady was already having an affair with the man. Mehn at first i was shocked but its part of those things...was just funny how i thought she was my friend and the man threatened to deal with me before he confronted me and she never even gave me a hint. In fact the day he threatened me she was laughing but me as a guy man i knew where he was going and what he was referring to. We thank God for his mercies sha.

Most importantly i thank God i didn't lose my job cos of a woman.

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