My Personal Creed of Employment
After taking a sabbatical, a time I was very fortunate to spend with my family and children, I was preparing to return to work. As I walked in the park a day before I wrote these thoughts, wanting to capture the perspective I had gained during the recent months. This is a collection of thoughts I had at the time, I wrote them as I walked. These thoughts are incomplete and lacking context; they do not apply to everyone, but they do apply to me and I reread them when I become frustrated at work and they help me. They are inspired by the good and bad times I have had in my career. They have become my own personal creed of employment, describing the attitude and practices I wish to follow. I hope some of them might help you. Please interpret them charitably, some come from dark places. Stay calm. Remember, you can’t become worse off than when you started. Cultivate a professional mindset. You are above the company, descending to help them. Do the work required, do honest work, help them ac
My Personal Creed of Employment May 29, 2021 After taking a sabbatical, a time I was very fortunate to spend with my family and children, I was preparing to return to work. As I walked in the park a day before I wrote these thoughts, wanting to capture the perspective I had gained during the recent months. This is a collection of thoughts I had at the time, I wrote them as I walked. These thoughts are incomplete and lacking context; they do not apply to everyone, but they do apply to me and I reread them when I become frustrated at work and they help me. They are inspired by the good and bad t
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