Today's little gem from Linkedin is a piece advice from a self-described "entreprenuer" (aren't they all?). Our career hero has some tips for how entrants to the job market can decide which to take for their "first"job, and the post goes like this:
This Vijay Anand character sets out two primary decision making criteria:
1. The job has to be "an environemnt where you can learn everything about the inudstry" and should be where you have the liberty to pursue an "anchor" tasks but also other tasks..., and
2. The boss is someone you can learn from, citing how the boss treats restaurant staff and "the office boy".
Now ignoring the obvious problem that many first-time job seekers don't have the luxury of being picky about what jobs to take in the first place, for those who do have a smoargasboard of options to choose from, I would suggest that Vijay's advice is a load of old cobblers.
If you think that any firm exists where you can learn "everything" about an industry, then you are an idiot. Tasking liberties for most staff, let alone junior employees sound like something that is drawn from a social club, not a business. There's a reason why an employer is interested in hiring you - and it's seldom so you can meander about the place picking and choosing your tasks at liberty.
Similarly, it's not explained how a new job seeker is supposed to go about determining how their potential bosses will treat waiting staff and the proverbial (sexist) "office boy". I mean, how many company's employ "office boys" anyway, are we talking about a newapaper man's office form the 1930s here? I supposed Vijay expects you to stalk potential bosses when thwey go out for meals with their friends and faimly, perhaps book a table next to htem so you can listen in on interactions with waiting staff, in order to pass your own ethical judgements there... mind you, Vijay seems to have forgot that you don't have a job yet, so you're going to have to bolt before paying the bill. Who's got ethical issues now?
Vijay concludes his piece with some more vague, unhelpful "guidance" about learning the "right" habits, with no firm indication about what habits these might be. This little crack-pot attempt at wisdom is basically telling you to "get shit right". Well, thanks.
This Vijay Anand character sets out two primary decision making criteria:
1. The job has to be "an environemnt where you can learn everything about the inudstry" and should be where you have the liberty to pursue an "anchor" tasks but also other tasks..., and
2. The boss is someone you can learn from, citing how the boss treats restaurant staff and "the office boy".
Now ignoring the obvious problem that many first-time job seekers don't have the luxury of being picky about what jobs to take in the first place, for those who do have a smoargasboard of options to choose from, I would suggest that Vijay's advice is a load of old cobblers.
If you think that any firm exists where you can learn "everything" about an industry, then you are an idiot. Tasking liberties for most staff, let alone junior employees sound like something that is drawn from a social club, not a business. There's a reason why an employer is interested in hiring you - and it's seldom so you can meander about the place picking and choosing your tasks at liberty.
Similarly, it's not explained how a new job seeker is supposed to go about determining how their potential bosses will treat waiting staff and the proverbial (sexist) "office boy". I mean, how many company's employ "office boys" anyway, are we talking about a newapaper man's office form the 1930s here? I supposed Vijay expects you to stalk potential bosses when thwey go out for meals with their friends and faimly, perhaps book a table next to htem so you can listen in on interactions with waiting staff, in order to pass your own ethical judgements there... mind you, Vijay seems to have forgot that you don't have a job yet, so you're going to have to bolt before paying the bill. Who's got ethical issues now?
Vijay concludes his piece with some more vague, unhelpful "guidance" about learning the "right" habits, with no firm indication about what habits these might be. This little crack-pot attempt at wisdom is basically telling you to "get shit right". Well, thanks.
