Jobs Magazine January 9 – 15, 2015 | Page 9

JOBS RESOURCES YOU’VE REALLY MESSED THINGS UP Everyone makes mistakes at work every now and again. Your boss will probably forgive any small errors that you make. However, he or she will be slower to forgive major and/or frequent mistakes. For instance, suppose you have had a great number of days off work, failed to develop the necessary skills, or neglected your job training requirements. In that kind of situation, you might start to get a bad reputation at work, and your colleagues may well develop a negative professional opinion of you. Once the people you work with have a bad opinion of you, it is very difficult to persuade them to think differently. Thus when you know you’ve really messed things up at work, it’s probably a good idea to start looking at a different career path. YOUR SITUATION HAS ALTERED Sometimes changes in lifestyle make life a little more expensive than it once was. For example, you might start a family, or decide to buy a home instead or renting one. If your wage is no longer enough to meet the expenses you have to pay each month and your boss will not give you a raise, then you have no choice to look for another job that pays a better salary. VALUES & ETHICS When you work for a major business or corporation, it’s important that you agree with their corporate values and ethics. If you don’t approve of the corporate culture and ethical standards, it is going to have a negative impact on way you feel about the company, and your general opinion regarding it. If you don’t have a positive opinion of th