Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 At least at work... or so say the so-called "experts." In my office we're very often told we need to "get out of our comfort zones" (and seriously prodded to make sure we DON'T get comfortable). So... I'm wondering... why is being comfortable with your job such a bad thing? It seems to me that if people are comfortable, they're happy. And if a person is comfortable with his or her assignments the quality of work will be the best a person can deliver. Oh well. Reckon happines isn't a company benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 There you go, thinking for yourself again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Not at all! Rather, there's folks here trying to think FOR me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Get even, Be happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles B. Gatewood SASS #48517 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Probably so an employee doesn't become complacent. It's just another catch phrase as in "Quality without tears", "Work smarter not harder" etc. Someone makes big bucks thinking up these things. Good gig if you can get it! CBG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Buzz phrases. I used to work for a guy who was constantly going to seminars, conventons, workshops and conferences. We dreaded his return each time. He would always have the latest hip, corporate buzz words and spewed them out liberally in memos and staff meetings. MOst of them were totally inapplicable for our job but that didn't stop him. We used to change tactics, objectives, and directions so many times we should have had a chiropractor on staff to treat whiplash. Oy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Buzz phrases. I used to work for a guy who was constantly going to seminars, conventons, workshops and conferences. We dreaded his return each time. He would always have the latest hip, corporate buzz words and spewed them out liberally in memos and staff meetings. MOst of them were totally inapplicable for our job but that didn't stop him. We used to change tactics, objectives, and directions so many times we should have had a chiropractor on staff to treat whiplash. Oy! The federal government thrives on buzzwords and acronyms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The federal government thrives on buzzwords and acronyms. As do many state, and I suspect, big city governments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey Merlot Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 It's an infection. Even in our lingo. We don't contact anyone we "reach out" to them. And Brian Williams "Conflated" his stories. I've been hearing that word runnimg around now for a week. And I'm betting until the media and Williams started using it, no one even knew it was a word, let alone what it meant. I always think outside the box. Of course I'm a pretty big ol' boy so I haven't found a box that fits yet. Shakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Whenever I got comfortable at work I fell asleep....................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_slinger Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 When I talk with young folks at my work (I've been there 34 years and am at the twilight of my career) is to never get complacent. Never get so deep in your job that you are "THE" expert in any single task or type of work. You may wake up tomorrow and realize the one thing you've done to become the expert is now outsourced, sold to another company, or became obsolete while you were sleeping the night before. Keep enough expertise in your job to do a good job but try to also be a generalist. Learn how to learn quickly and take on extra assignments to broaden your horizons. Prove to management that you are not a one trick pony and that you are a valuable asset regardless of what job you happen to be doing that day. Everybody can be replaced, make darn sure they have to pay a lot more to replace you than they are paying you today. That is how I explain "don't get too comfortable". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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