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Apr 29, 2005 - Uncategorized    Comments Off on Who Should You Vote For?

Who Should You Vote For?

Who Should You Vote For?

Who should I vote for? v2

Your expected outcome:

Conservative

Your actual outcome:

Labour -5
Conservative 45
Liberal Democrat -43
UKIP 19
Green -7

You should vote: Conservative

The Conservative Party is strongly against joining the Euro and against greater use of taxation to fund public services. The party broadly supported the Iraq war and backs greater policing and ID cards. The Tories are against increasing the minimum wage above the rate of inflation, and have committed to abolishing university tuition fees. They support ‘virtual vouchers’ for private education.

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Apr 2, 2005 - understanding, work    Comments Off on Attitude is everything

Attitude is everything

We have this new person in the office I work in. Well, actually, there are two new people. And they are complete opposites. Call them Guy and Girl.

Guy is really keen to learn. He played his part, asked questions when he needed to, and when he wasn’t sure. He was keen to try the different procedures and just ‘learn’ in general. He was really a pleasure to supervise and teach.

Girl – almost drove me round the bend. I repeated myself, I showed her things half a dozen times. Girl wanted everything handed to her on a plate. She didn’t care about how things work. She didn’t even try to remember things in most cases. Her attitude, put simply, sucked!

Which one will succeed – Guy. Which one will not last – Girl. Every time you meet new staff, you can (usually) tell whether they will last or not.

It was quite interesting to see such contrast. That said. Concentration is key to being a success, especially when you are new. But if you have a positive mental attitude, you can be a success at anything. And if you struggle, a positive outlook ill make other people more likely to help.

Attitude is so important, it helps build workplace relationships (both internally and externally). It creates a positive working atmosphere and at the end of the day – its all about teamwork. People are key.

Ramble Over

Onwards and upwards.