Comments by "Kameraden" (@Alte.Kameraden) on "Legion Of Men" channel.

  1. Honestly, I think people have an unrealistic expectation when they enter the workforce. There are a lot of factors that will decide whether someone raises through the ranks of a company/business. 1. Growth: If a Company is Growing your chances are higher, if it isn't growing, well you're waiting for older employees to either retire or well by the farm. This is actually a big reason why you can work your life away and go nowhere. Definitely if it's a stable company that doesn't have high growth or decline periods. Stable are very safe business to work for but promotions can be rare. This is actually why I decided not to join any Unions, Unions have a seniority system, and you literally have to wait your whole life just to have a chance to not be at the bottom of the Union. Unions rarely grow, and often turn into exclusivity clubs as a result. 2. Location: If you're part of a large Company that is Growing, but working at a location that isn't expanding, good luck, because now you're stuck with #1 again. 3. Qualification/Knowing: Even if you work a long time at a company, you may not prove to your bosses that you're qualified to take other positions. You may very well be qualified, but they never notice, you might as well not be qualified. It's actually why getting to know your bosses is actually important. I don't mean going out golfing and having dinner and such, but if they don't know you exist or you keep your head down, good luck. That is how Cool Rick got promoted while Stiff Rick on the Assembly Line didn't. If you know your Rick/Morty Episodes. This is where social skills actually come into play big time. 4. Attendance: You'd be surprised that this is likely one of the most important ones. An employee you can not rely to be there on time, or when scheduled might as well not be there at all. It's actually why in school it's heavily encouraged to have good attendance. Heck college you can get dropped from classes for missing too many days. This is intentional. It seems to be the one many struggle with the most. I know it's the most common reason for termination where I work. These are personally the most important factors in deciding whether you will raise through the ranks. I hit all 4 of those factors quite well where I work, and after 14 years I went from a temp employee to upper management. Being part of a 125+ year old company at that that has been growing over the past thirty years. Recently started remodeling the main offices because the office was too small for the amount of staff required to operate our facility. #4 is in my opinion the most important personally. Out of 14 years, I've never been late, once. I've missed days but I've gone whole years without missing a single day of work. Because I have such good attendance, they take my word for it if I can not come in for whatever reason. I'm just that reliable. I don't even take vacations because to me a hot bath or glass of tea is better than going to Disney World. I actually remember my boss asked me what I thought the most important virtue for an employee was, and I told him attendance. They can not do good work if they're not there, you can not make a schedule if you don't know when people will come in. That being said, you can kind of throw all these out the window if you're self employed.
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