Now I don’t claim to be an expert in all areas of my profession(software engineering), I know my weaknesses, however, I am sick and tired of lackadaisical attitudes at my place of work.
It has become apparent to myself qualifications may enable one to meet job profile requirements but once one is in the door – qualifications don’t matter. Once in the job the only qualities that matter are self-motivation, wanting to do better than yesterday, pride and drive I suppose, ability to resolve conflict, self-awareness, empathy etc. Maybe I could sum them up by saying "softer skills", anyway, one day training courses trying to address these competencies never seem to work. It takes time learn these skills and some people never learn, it’s harder to learn an emotional competence than a technical one, as you have to unlearn bad habits first. They send people on negotiation courses and tutors talk in theory or set out unconvincing role play activities, how does this address lack of empathy which is required when negotiating? We all know that in order to do a presentation that we must be engaging, keep to the point, don’t talk in a mono tone, that’s the theory. However, it doesn’t mean I’m going to be good at giving presentations does it? I know how to play golf, I’ve read books, had lessons, I’m not going to be a professional though.
If someone is not naturally good at negotiating or managing teams, why get them to do it? If the company asks how can we improve and everyone thinks that’s someone else’s problem, nothing will happen. Will it? Or they half try for a week or two and give up cause no-one else seems to be trying. Why can’t people try and be the best they can be? If we are at work x number of hours anyway, why not make them rewarding hours? I don’t want to waste half my week kidding on I’m working to my best. On the other hand I don’t want to work for a hard working company who thinks slave labour and unsociable working patterns are motivational either.
Am I missing the point of business life? I seem to be in the minority, so I suppose all I’m looking for here is for at least one person to agree with me so I don’t feel like I’m the only one who thinks like this.
To summarise: Qualifications might get people in the door, but that’s all. Business’s that are successful surely need to look beyond qualifications, yes or no?
Should one sell themselves short and put up with all this non-sense or is it prevalent in every business, maybe Google would be an answer I suppose, they seem to do alright, drive and ambition as well as the skills to back up their ideas? hmmm
It’s all about finding the right balance motivated when at work but good life outside of it as well.
How can I look at this without getting so frustrated?
although your "question" is a bit lengthy, i think i understand what you mean and sadly, it’s been that way since the beginning of time. True, on rare occasions, we hear about a company that has overcome the issues you present, yet in reality, it has more to do with the personnel that with classes and seminars. I think we have all been in jobs where employee morale is hurt by management’s lack of understanding all the underlying issues present in their work force. Since you cannot change the management philosophy, why not go into business for yourself? Then YOU are your own boss, and you won’t need to be concerned with the pettiness found in the everyday job market. This is what i did, and started buying real estate (for rental properties). I treat my tenants like i like to be treated (fairly and with respect) and it’s worked out great—i quit my dead-end job nineteen years ago and it was the best decision i ever made. My point here is, given how you feel, invest in yourself, become your own boss, and you will become much happier. And you need not become successful in real estate, any career you enjoy will suffice. Good luck!
Have you ever rejected a promotion / job offer in order to negotiate a higher salary? How was your experience? How did you do it?
Let’s say you believe you worth more than what HR thinks. How would you go about rejecting their offer in order to receive another offer with higher base salary. How do you handle the situation if they do not offer you again?
Tell them to kiss your Ass and get a Job at Burger King
The BUsh administration, John McCain included , has criticized Barrack Obama for saying he would pursue a diplomatic solution to our concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions by meeting directly with Iranian Leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Have we become so arrogant as a nation to completely rule out direct talks with our adversaries ? Hell, even the so-called " savages " held peace talks with the pale faces.
With that "yer fur us er yer a-gin us" attitude of Dubya’s, with Cheney giving him backbone. But of course the rules don’t apply to themselves, as we have seen proven in the case of North Korea (an Axis of Evil rogue state) and in secret talks with Syria and Iran. But Bush will continue to try to score political points at any expense.
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Sad really.
I want to lease a car and purchase it at the end of the lease.
Example :
I negotiate the purchase price of a car down from $25,000.00 to $23,000.00 . ($2,000.00 savings)
Now I tell the dealer I want to lease the car.
The dealer wants $2,000.00 down at signing .
Since I negotiated $2,000.00 off of the original price, does this mean that I now do not need to put any money down????
OR
Does this mean that I would still pay the $2,000.00 down, BUT
pay $2,000.00 less when I purchase the car at the end of the lease???
OR
none of the above??
The residual is set by the lease company, and there is no way to negotiate that. The only thing you can negotiate, is the price and money factor. Oh.. and the trade allowance. I hope this helps and good luck.
I have been offered a position with a company and while I’m comfortable with the salary, more $ would be cool.
My question is this: I don’t need the health benefits (currently under my husband’s plan) so would this be a valid point to bring up while negotiating my salary??
If I understand correctly, the company will save a good portion of $ if I do not require their health insurance…but I could be wrong. Help me out please.
From my point of view, you don’t even need a "selling point" in order to enter a salary negotiation process. If you’re worth it, you’ll ask for more money, that’s it. But I agree that offering them this …"solution" might get you into advantage. Anyway…here’s how to correctly do it:
http://www.cvtips.com/job_offer_salary_negotiation.html
I want to buy a custom order car – i.e. car is not in the showroom. I need to put a non-refundable deposit down and place the order. They say I can negotiate the price of the car after the car is made and is shipped to the dealer. Do I have more negotiating leverage after the car has been made and shipped or before I put my non-refundable deposit down?
First and foremost, once you have given them money, especially when they say it’s non-refundable, your negotiating power drops to zero. They simply have no incentive, and all the leverage, to force you to accept whatever price they dictate, or you lose the money you put down. There should be a set MSRP on whatever options you want, and you should be able to negotiate and draw up an agreement based on that. If they refuse, find another dealership. By giving them a deposit, you are saying "I will buy the product". Without a price set, this simply doesn’t make sense. You wouldn’t go to a Best Buy and give the guy at the door $50, point to a TV set, and say "I want that, at whatever price you choose". This is the car-buying equivalent.
Second, you will never ever get as good a deal on a car the dealership doesn’t have on the lot. Selling cars is like flipping houses, in that the longer you hold on to the product, the less profit you have. Dealerships like to get cars off the lot as soon as possible, because they have to pay for the cars on the lot. The longer an individual car has been on the lot, the better the price you can get it. Because of this, if you want the best deal for your purchase, you either need to be flexible on the requirements, or spend more time doing research to find a dealership that has the configuration you are looking for. I don’t know what you are looking for, but some manufacturer web sites tie into the inventory of the dealerships, so you can see what the different lots have on hand. Otherwise, make nice with a salesman and maybe they’ll tell you if another dealership has what you want (This is much harder– they don’t want to help you buy a car somewhere else, but not ALL of them are looking to cheat you)
Finally, take a look at this article on how dealerships frequently try to confuse buyers who attempt to negotiate: http://consumerist.com/consumer/four-square/dealerships-rip-you-off-with-the-four+square-heres-how-to-beat-it-248445.php
I’ve heard that Harry Reid put together a group of 10 democratic senators (5 liberals and 5 moderates) to negotiate a health care compromise. Who are the senators in this group?
Compromise is a good place to start, may I say. From there a more detailed projection of various options can be worked on to consider how this may have long term consequences in re to the economy.
It seems reasonable and prudent, and further legislation can be considered later.
It may actually contribute to economic growth as well once there are new options in private insurance plans.
that Would hep the world understand y the heck they are bent upon annihilating the world and them selves ?
negotiate with pashtuns ( our pakistani pathan brothers ) … Kill Talibans period! ….. Pakistan shud get out of this nasty terrorist war and shud concentrate on economy. neways shame to have Zardari as our president. Damm the most corrupt guy in 90s with billion cases now our freakin President…. freedom aint fo Pakis…. we need musharaff!!
