{"id":1825,"date":"2008-12-11T13:39:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T19:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/12\/top-10-ways-for-admins-to-get-fired\/"},"modified":"2008-12-11T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2008-12-11T19:39:33","slug":"top-10-ways-for-admins-to-get-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/12\/top-10-ways-for-admins-to-get-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Ways For Admins To Get Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Work for an American automotive company.&nbsp; Ok, that was my contribution.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saleshq.com\/careers\/articles\/1364-top-10-ways-to-get-fired?referral=shq_nlet_R3_20081210\" target=\"_blank\">SalesHQ.com offers up a rather dry article<\/a> for administrative people to avoid being fired.&nbsp; However, most of the points seem rather self-evident.&nbsp; I took note since my wife works in an administrative role.&nbsp; I wanted to enjoy this one but&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>5. Drink at Work:<\/b> One of the quickest ways to be shown the door is drinking too much at lunch and walking into a wall. Administrative assistants must keep things organized, efficient and clear, so maintaining your own clarity is extremely important. Staying on top of the mountain of details that go into making a business run smoothly requires focus\u2014and sobriety.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>See what I mean?&nbsp; I was expecting some humor in that point, but the author is rather serious.&nbsp; If an employee cannot figure that one out, they won&#8217;t be employed anywhere in any position.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a good suggestion for anyone:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>6. Surf the Web Excessively:<\/b> Spending much of your workday cruising around cyberspace puts you just a point-and-click away from unemployment. And checking out adult-oriented Web sites on the job is a definite no-no.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I worked with someone who was an excessive online shopper to an annoying level.&nbsp; Tough to get work done when you are checking out all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Bad pun &#8211; sorry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work for an American automotive company.&nbsp; Ok, that was my contribution.&nbsp; SalesHQ.com offers up a rather dry article for administrative people to avoid being fired.&nbsp; However, most of the points seem rather self-evident.&nbsp; I took note since my wife works in an administrative role.&nbsp; I wanted to enjoy this one but&#8230; 5. Drink at Work: One of the quickest ways to be shown the door is drinking too much at lunch and walking into a wall. Administrative assistants must keep things organized, efficient and clear, so maintaining your own clarity is extremely important. 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