A job is more like a symbiotic relationship. Employees are supposed to provide value to a company and get rewarded for it. Employees receive a fair and steady paycheck for honest effort. It is a company’s responsibility to honor their side; unfortunately their job is not to make you rich. If you want to be rich, you’re going to have to do more than work a job…but that’s a story for another day.
If you act as though you are happy to have your job, you will be surprised how much you can accomplish. You will get more done in one day than your peers and your boss will notice. Eventually you should expect a raise or certainly have some irrefutable evidence when asking for one. When you go to your next job interview, you’ll be able to talk about all of the extra things you accomplished or the awards you have received which will make it more likely for you to get hired and paid even more.
Above all, remember that if entrepreneurs didn’t take chances to start companies then we would never have job opportunities in the first place. Working hard is how we tell the owners of our company, “thank you for putting your money, time, and future on the line to start your company so I can have a consistent income to feed my family.” If the consistent salary isn’t enough, we’re free to quit our job and start our own company. Sound too scary? Appreciate the sacrifices others have made.
When you shift your priority from saying, “when I get more, I’ll do more” to “I’ll do more now because I know I’ll get a lot more later”, you’ll notice much faster results. The first option is a passive approach and basically means you’re waiting for someone to take a chance on you and say, “if I pay this person a little more, I bet he/she would be grateful and work a little extra.” Just like everything else in life, if you take the initiative and show your boss why you’re worth more than everyone else, your chance of getting that raise just went up. As you gain a proven track record of keeping your boss happy, he or she will start to go out of their way to make sure you are happy. Good employees are hard to find after all. Developing a group of folks who have the mission to keep you happy (because they want to, not have to) is another step towards infinite happiness.
Source: http://www.smartpathtohappiness.com/2009/06/your-job-is-a-gift-act-accordingly/
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How to Act on Your First Day at a New Job
Step 1
Dress nice. Even if it’s a business casual environment, there is an expectation that on the First Day the new employee will be overdressed. Meet that expectation. You can gradually work yourself down to a true business casual if that’s what you ultimately want to do. You may also discover that while the office is business casual, your direct supervisor prefers something above that.
Step 2
Don’t buddy up with any co-worker just yet. Just like in high school, you don’t want to make friends with someone who turns out to be the office nut job. If you have a true lunch time and can take the time, get out of the office by yourself. Of course, if you are invited out to lunch by your boss, you should probably go. Anyone else, don’t go. Not yet.
Step 3
Try not to ask too many questions. See what you can figure out on your own. Save your questions for the big stuff. Smile, be friendly when spoken to, observe your surroundings and your co-workers. Get the lay of the land before releasing your personality onto the office. You might discover your sense of humor won’t be appreciated. You might also discover your work station is in the middle of feuding women.
Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_5254168_act-first-day-new-job.html
