Want To Keep Your Job? Keep Quiet

Sometimes, they can really get under your skin. They're with you everyday, always within ear shot, they have ahigh ranking authority, and yes, they make more money than you.

Your boss can be a real pain at times, especially when they're under stress, or vice versa.

It's hard to keep your cool when tempers are flaring, and in the face of authority, but maintaining the utmost respect for your superiors is the most important thing to remember while at the work place.

Additionally, maintaining a level of professionalism is also imperative when dealing with your employer. That means no winking, air kissing, or flirting. Ever.

If you're new to the work place, or simply have had trouble keeping yourself in line in a professional setting before, here's a list of five things never to say or do to your boss:

1. "You're Wrong"
Pointing a finger at your employer is never smart, even if you know you're right.  No matter what the situation, take the time explain your opinion or side of the argument. Hopefully, they will, in time, come to see things your way. However, if you jump to make accusations, you may find yourself without a job - no matter how right you really were.

2. "It's not my fault..."
Learning to suck it up and not shift blame is a very important and valuable lesson. No boss wants to deal with a taddletale, or someone who can't accept blame for anything. If you feel you are being unfairly blamed for something, take a second to breathe, and try and see it from your boss's perspective. Why might he or she feel this is your fault? Is this a battle worth fighting. If it's a row over coffee filters or toilet paper, it's better to just bite your tongue. However, if it's an issue over missing money, ruined office property, or something of that calibre, carefully explain your side of the story, without seeming like a whiny baby.

3. "It's not fair..."
News flash, honey. Life isn't fair, and odds are your boss knows this as well as you. Maybe you have plans to go watch the game with a few friends after work, and he or she suddenly drops a pile of files on your desk with an 8 a.m. deadline? What do you do? The answer is simple. You do it. Protesting the work is not going to get you anywhere. The chances that your boss will look at you and say, "you know what, you're right, I'll crunch the numbers while you go have a beer" is extremely slim. Better to just bite the bullet and show that no matter whose-playing-who that night, your job is more important.

4. "Meet me in the filing closet..."
I don't care if your boss is Johnny Depp! Sleeping with him will never get you ahead. Not to mention that fact that it's demeaning. Coming on to your superior is an absolute no-no.

5.Quitting Dramatically, Or On Bad Terms
You may be leaving for good, but causing a scene is never smart. Although you have no desire to return to that work environment doesn't mean you'd like to leave the industry for good. People talk. You don't want your old boss telling a potential new boss about your unprofessional antics. If you want to quit, be an adult about it and follow protocol. You'll be happy you did in the end.

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Billie Misha
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