(Continued from Page 1) 6. Get politically neutral Always good advice, but even more so now. If you ally yourself with the wrong crowd, you could be in trouble. If you ally yourself too closely with your boss, you could be in trouble if he goes. Be very aware of what's going on, but don't ally yourself with anyone. Remember your mission here is to keep your job at all costs. Look out for number one. 7. Wear a Mask Every morning, before you go to work, put on your "work mask". Here are some key things to remember about your work mask. Keep a SMILE on that mask! It is never unhappy. At worst it's neutral, but never for long. Never, ever let down your work mask while you are at work, or while you are in the company of anyone from work, or anyone who knows anyone at work. Smile, be happy, and never give anyone a reason to say "What's Wrong". That, my friend, is the beginning of the end. You may as well get your resume out. 8. Work longer hours You may think that this point conflicts with point 1, but its how you do it, not what you do. Make sure that you actually spend more time working, but not do more work. This may sound confusing but it's actually quite simple. Your boss doesn't usually care how much you produce, but they do care when you come in and when you leave (sometimes, they are simple creatures). Always, always come in before the boss and leave after. If you do leave before the boss, make sure that you send email to "the team" but copying your boss at 1am (or even better) 2:00 a.m. in the morning, so that he gets the impression that you are hard at work, even at 2:00 a.m. Even though you're really only working hard at keeping your job, 2:00 a.m. emails are still pretty damn impressive to the boss. 9. Sacrifice everything for your job. Now is the time to stay at work long hours, keep your head down and shut up. Don't miss your wife, don't miss your kids. Don't miss the karate lessons, soccer games and Little League games. What you are doing is way more important than that right now. You are focused on keeping your job. That is all that matters. That is all your boss cares about, and this is tricky, no matter how much he talks like he cares, he really doesn't. Don't let your guard down. Not for a second. 10. Be a work-bot When you work for someone else, you are not yourself. You are a robot. A cog in a machine. Sure, some of us are bigger or smaller cogs, in bigger or smaller machines, but we are all cogs. Do your absolute best to be the best cog that you can be. A cog that doesn't fit always gets replaced. Now, do you really want to keep that job, or work for yourself? You don't have to wear the mask anymore. Now doesn't that feel better? Chris Kalaboukis is CEO of AdviceTrader, a leading expert advice marketplace: www.AdviceTrader.com. Chris has over 10 years of experience in internet, information technology and business development with high-end web design, wireless, high-speed internet deployment and entertainment companies. ※ 引述《hisunshine (hisunshine)》之銘言： : http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/humor/a/keepyourjob.htm : From Chris Kalaboukis, for About.com : If you've got a job working for someone else, and want to keep : that job, here are ten essential techniques which you absolutely : must follow in order to keep your job today: ..... --

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