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Business 102: Friday, Period 3, Class 2
"The single most important thing you have to do in an office is make sure your boss doesn't hate you," Jim said after the bell rang. "They don't have to like you and they don't have to respect you - although both do help a lot - but they can't openly hate you or else you might get fired."
"The best way to keep yourself in a safe zone is to humor your boss. If they make bad jokes, go ahead and laugh. If you're feeling a little punchy, maybe even joke with them. If they really don't like people coming in late, go ahead and show up right when the office opens. You don't have to show up early, just get there right on time. Whatever it is your boss really feels strongly about, go ahead and give a little bit of effort in that direction. That way they won't care as much about the rest of your performance."
"Sometimes it takes a while to figure out what exactly your boss really cares about. Other times, they make it really obvious, either by coming out and telling you or, for example, saying 'That's what she said' to anything that could possibly be innuendo. I've had that boss. He was interesting."
"Since I'm basically your boss for one hour every week, you're going to have to humor me. This will be your big semester project, so try to take it seriously. But I'm going to make it easy on you. This," Jim said, holding up a stack of handouts, "is a handout of things that I'm very serious about. Study it, ponder it, and use it to your advantage. I'm not going to tell you what you should do with any of these things. Points will be awarded for creativity. Even more points will be awarded for not getting me in trouble with my bosses. Think about it, bring in what you've got at any time before the end of the semester, and we'll see what happens."
"But since you're not getting a chance to do that now, it's story time. Stand up and tell the class about sometime you humored someone in a position of power just to get by. None of those stories can be about this class, though."
He was pretty sure someone would have made a point about humoring him by standing up and doing this discussion. He wanted to cut that off quickly.
"The best way to keep yourself in a safe zone is to humor your boss. If they make bad jokes, go ahead and laugh. If you're feeling a little punchy, maybe even joke with them. If they really don't like people coming in late, go ahead and show up right when the office opens. You don't have to show up early, just get there right on time. Whatever it is your boss really feels strongly about, go ahead and give a little bit of effort in that direction. That way they won't care as much about the rest of your performance."
"Sometimes it takes a while to figure out what exactly your boss really cares about. Other times, they make it really obvious, either by coming out and telling you or, for example, saying 'That's what she said' to anything that could possibly be innuendo. I've had that boss. He was interesting."
"Since I'm basically your boss for one hour every week, you're going to have to humor me. This will be your big semester project, so try to take it seriously. But I'm going to make it easy on you. This," Jim said, holding up a stack of handouts, "is a handout of things that I'm very serious about. Study it, ponder it, and use it to your advantage. I'm not going to tell you what you should do with any of these things. Points will be awarded for creativity. Even more points will be awarded for not getting me in trouble with my bosses. Think about it, bring in what you've got at any time before the end of the semester, and we'll see what happens."
"But since you're not getting a chance to do that now, it's story time. Stand up and tell the class about sometime you humored someone in a position of power just to get by. None of those stories can be about this class, though."
He was pretty sure someone would have made a point about humoring him by standing up and doing this discussion. He wanted to cut that off quickly.
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