16 Ways To Lose Your Job

The city of St. Paul, MN has an interesting guide for employees. Entitled Once You Have A Job…Tips for Success, it includes things to do and not to do while at work.

One of the more interesting sections concerns various ways to get fired. It’s an interesting list, mostly common-sense and certainly not inclusive, but you have to wonder how many people are today unemployed because they ignored baseline standards that everyone should know.

Here’s the St. Paul list:

1. Gossip about other co-workers or your supervisor.
2. Have your family and friends come by to visit you.
3. Fight with co-workers or supervisor.
4. Come to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
5. Use the phone or computer for personal business.
6. Rest or sleep in the workplace.
7. “Borrow” anything from the company.
8. Listen to your headphones while at work.
9. Be absent or late without giving notice.
10. Take an extended lunch or break without permission.
11. Bring your personal problems to work.
12. Be rude to a customer.
13. Disobey the dress code.
14. Refuse to complete work on time.
15. Surf the Internet for pornography.
16. Forget to mail an important package.

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