Here’s a little story about life in entry-level world. Yes, entry-level world. A place of digging in the trash for some one’s lost folder and getting other people coffee whenever they ask for it. A grand place, entry-level world.
In entry-level world, your boss is not always the smartest person you meet. Your co-workers don’t always want to succeed as much as yourself. And you don’t always get recognized for all of the excellent things you do and brilliant ideas you have.
Give yourself a pat on the back for being the unknown soldier in an unmarked grave.
BUT, have no fear. There are ways of pulling yourself out of the slums of any entry-level job, and moving on up…to the East side (to a deluxe apartment in the sky…) And here are a few ways how:
- Accepting as much work as your boss will give you is a good thing. You want to make yourself indispensable to the company. And indispensable to your boss’ laziness. First comes the responsibility, and then comes the reward. Hopefully.
- Get experience in entry-level world, and then apply for bigger and better as soon as you can. Sometimes even having a little bit of work experience can help raise you a level in future employers’ eyes. Hopefully.
- Make everything you do feel like it’s very important. Showing dedication in whatever you do is bound to get noticed by someone in your company. And by doing your best, your company won’t want to lose you, allowing you to move up internally. Hopefully.
And if you happen to be working at a place that doesn’t seem to recognize anything that you do (and you actually are working hard and efficiently), try making hints about how amazing you are. Be the positive tattle-tale on yourself. And if that fails, rinse and repeat at a new job.
-The Boxcar Children
