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they just laid off half of our office...... (pg. 4)
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
I'm told my job is 'evolving' instead of promoting me. |
haha...same here. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
That is why it's best to work for yourself. |
Higher rewards potential, but risks are also greater. Its also not as straight forward to necessarily pull this off (sucessfully).
One of my best friends in Collingwood who is only 23 now owns 2 Pita Pits (the 2nd one he opened up all by himself at Blue Mountain). I know how great it can be to be ur own boss through him, but you are also exposed to so SO much more liability and risk, and it really takes a certain kind of drive to pull it off. Its great when it works out though!
Being your own boss certainly is not for everyone (nor even most ppl), but if you can be, your rewards can be infinit... |
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| zokissima |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
10 years...wow that's almost unheard of in today's world. |
Not really. I find it a false notion that a majority switch jobs all the time.
Sorry to hear about your colleagues, especially those who dedicated so much of their time to the company.
Kind of makes me appreciate my job more. |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Do it. Six Sigma is a HUGE asset.
Next summer I'm thinking of doing my green belt via Motorola University. |
I'm interested, but the tough thing about when your company provides it, you do it on your own time. The courses themselves are on company time, but all the work outside of that is on your own time, and I'm always brain-fried at the end of the day.
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
haha...same here. |
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| cono_sur |
| quote: | Originally posted by tw1tch
I was called into the bosses office once, this was after a small round of lay offs. Naturally you're thinking you're next. What they decided to do, was tell me they were laying EVERYONE ELSE off, and that I should know. They said I could leave and take the rest of the day off, to avoid being around while they layed off about 15 other people. |
We went through something like that last summer. At 4pm, we were handed a note and told to leave NOW while they laid off someone from our department. :nervous: |
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| patpicos |
| at my work we have lots of pple that have been here 10-15-20 up to 30+ years with the company!! |
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| English Rachel |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Do it. Six Sigma is a HUGE asset.
Next summer I'm thinking of doing my green belt via Motorola University. |
We implemented Six Sigma methodologies in 1996 in my first job (Creda - part of GDA which is part of GE) - then the popularity seemed to diminish in favour of the more simple 5S principles.
I think the Far East were far more advanced as far as process engineering and continuous improvement was concerned but now the world is ready, willing and able to welcome the benefits of Six Sigma into all business sectors.
My advice, whether you are production or HR, is to familiarize yourself with the 3ppm objective as it will be coming to a space near you sooooon..... |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
at my work we have lots of pple that have been here 10-15-20 up to 30+ years with the company!! |
What kind of a company is that if you don't mind me asking? I can't imagine being with the same company that long (hope my boss isn't looking over my shoulder), unless it's a massive international organization where you can move around and change roles and positions every once in a while. |
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| TO guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
at my work we have lots of pple that have been here 10-15-20 up to 30+ years with the company!! |
Mine is like that as well, some of the senior partners have been here over 50 years. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by TO guy
Mine is like that as well, some of the senior partners have been here over 50 years. |
Yea, but if ur a partner, you're a owner, not an employee, so thats makes alot of sense.
a senior manager might be a little more surprising though. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by English Rachel
We implemented Six Sigma methodologies in 1996 in my first job (Creda - part of GDA which is part of GE) - then the popularity seemed to diminish in favour of the more simple 5S principles. |
Very good to know!
Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5S, etc. interest me a great deal.
The gains they can provide in operational efficiencies, project planning and process management are well worth the investment - so I'm looking forward to learning the basics to adapt into my own businesses. |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Higher rewards potential, but risks are also greater. Its also not as straight forward to necessarily pull this off (sucessfully).
One of my best friends in Collingwood who is only 23 now owns 2 Pita Pits (the 2nd one he opened up all by himself at Blue Mountain). I know how great it can be to be ur own boss through him, but you are also exposed to so SO much more liability and risk, and it really takes a certain kind of drive to pull it off. Its great when it works out though!
Being your own boss certainly is not for everyone (nor even most ppl), but if you can be, your rewards can be infinit... |
growing up in a house with three entreprenuers including one who teaches it at the MBA level around the world has taught me that it is not so much an issue of risk but rather calculated intellegence. If you jump into it then yes it is a risk, but those that are smart do not take risks, they take educated leaps that follow thier knowledgable insight. I've run three businesses myself now and this applied perfectly to every example.
I agree with you though that it is not for everyone and you really have to hold yourself accountable at the end of the day.
The hardest part is being on the delivering end of the table if a lay off is nessesary (to relate it back to this thread). No one wants to be that guy who is responsible for ruining someones week/month/year. It also leads to a big feeling of failure since they were unable to help better.
That said it's likely even harder being on the recieving end unless you landed a nice sized leaving package. |
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