Comments on: Getting Ahead in Your Company Tip #1: Don’t Establish Your Worth in Systems and Processes http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/191 Good Writing. Good Thinking. Good Times. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joshua Minton http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/191/comment-page-1#comment-159 Joshua Minton Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:06:59 +0000 http://www.boyswearpants.com/?p=191#comment-159 Ah yes, the famous non-compete, non-disclosure waiver--I signed one as well. I suppose in certain industries, such as software manufacturing, where the software you're working in <i>is</i> the business, this might not apply. <BR /> <BR />But I would still hold that you could indeed squeeze these companies to offer you training in the basics such as giving presentations, doing routine financial business analysis, facilitating and problem-solving meetings of one's peers, etc. <BR /> <BR />A lot of this has to do with the employee's attitude towards their position and the company in general. We teach the people around us how to treat us and if we get treated as expendable, it's probably because at some point we began acting that way and never stopped. <BR /> <BR />But again, I'm only speaking from my own experience here; I'm sure there are other sides to this prism of suck called corporate America that I'm simply not seeing. Ah yes, the famous non-compete, non-disclosure waiver–I signed one as well. I suppose in certain industries, such as software manufacturing, where the software you’re working in is the business, this might not apply.

But I would still hold that you could indeed squeeze these companies to offer you training in the basics such as giving presentations, doing routine financial business analysis, facilitating and problem-solving meetings of one’s peers, etc.

A lot of this has to do with the employee’s attitude towards their position and the company in general. We teach the people around us how to treat us and if we get treated as expendable, it’s probably because at some point we began acting that way and never stopped.

But again, I’m only speaking from my own experience here; I’m sure there are other sides to this prism of suck called corporate America that I’m simply not seeing.

]]> By: jdallen http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/191/comment-page-1#comment-158 jdallen Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:22:38 +0000 http://www.boyswearpants.com/?p=191#comment-158 There are companies, though, (I am not going to say which ones because of some things I signed a while back and it might cost me money which I have already spent.) that are ahead of the curve, in a way. <BR /> <BR />They use very, very specific software to do things that all companies in their sector of the economy do. Then, in order to advance in that company, people MUST be highly trained and specialized in software and techniques that no other company in that field uses, because the company planned it that way. <BR /> <BR />Now, if a person should come to a career plateau in that company, and is not properly compensated in the way he feels right, what can he do? He can not go to another, similar company in the same sector at an equivalent position, he has no knowledge of any other operating software. There are companies, though, (I am not going to say which ones because of some things I signed a while back and it might cost me money which I have already spent.) that are ahead of the curve, in a way.

They use very, very specific software to do things that all companies in their sector of the economy do. Then, in order to advance in that company, people MUST be highly trained and specialized in software and techniques that no other company in that field uses, because the company planned it that way.

Now, if a person should come to a career plateau in that company, and is not properly compensated in the way he feels right, what can he do? He can not go to another, similar company in the same sector at an equivalent position, he has no knowledge of any other operating software.

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