ASK THE HEADHUNTER Warren Buffett: It’s the people, Stupid

[deanwebb]

Warren Buffett: It's the people, Stupid

Nick’s take This article quoting Warren Buffett has an extremely high ratio of wisdom to words: “I work only with people I like” (See also Never work with jerks.) “you will move in the direction of the people that you associate with” “associate with people who are better than yourself” “you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with” “not having close friends is just as bad for your health as smoking” “if you’re still putting up with people you don’t like just for a paycheck, it’s time to make a change” What’s your take? Do

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[icecream-guy]

I get paid to do a job, I do my job and I go home, for the most part I don't socially interact with members of the team unless we hit it off, (chemistry there).  I don't participate in team functions, since someone always has to stay back and cover on case of emergency, I always volunteer and I am thanked very often for that role. My life is my home with my family, work team is not family nor home.  because if you get in a bind, family helps out, not work. unless there is that chemistry there with a team mate, that will help. but then you can do things privately without team involvement.    at least my take

then there is that issue about job networking, which I fail at.

[deanwebb]

The last one is most important. You can work someplace better for the same or more money, no need to put up with crap unless you're the victim of some horrible crime, like Jesse Pinkman getting enslaved in the last season of Breaking Bad... not a lot of options when you're chained to your work area and beaten every day. Short of that, spiff up your resume and start looking.