How Can We Secure Our Jobs During Economic Uncertainty? Share Your Tips!

10 Hot Tips to Keep Jobs. Please give other suggestions.

The recent IIP figures show where we are heading. Till the global economy recovers, the Indian industry and service sector will be under great pressure.

Companies are forced to lay off or re-deploy workers as expected orders melt away. No one is safe anymore. So how do we protect our jobs and those of our colleagues in all other departments?

1. Take up additional responsibility and make yourself actually busy. (Many people were happy to do a 9 to 5 job with hardly half the time spent effectively. They never take up extra chores. If a colleague is absent, so be it.)

2. Learn otherwise unrelated works in an office and offer yourself for work in other departments when need arises. (For example, engineering managers could involve in purchase, sales, maintenance, production.)

3. Avoid all leave. No half days, no vacations. (Your seat may not be there when you return.)

4. Take active interest in the company's affairs. Empathize with falling order levels and offer to help in all ways possible.

5. Agree to salary cuts. Cooperate with the management.

6. Even if you are not in marketing, try to get references and possible orders for the company through contacts which you may have never otherwise used!

7. Do not "show act" to make management believe that you are busy and important. Actors will face the axe first.

8. Enhance your knowledge in different areas of work by participating in quick training courses, become useful in different departments, and contribute to the company. Secure your place by being extra employable in multiple areas.

9. Reduce/avoid all miscellaneous office expenditures (stationery, local travel, entertainment, etc.)

10. Economize on boarding/travel while on tour.

10 Hot Tips to Keep Jobs. Please give other suggested tips.

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Please do not misunderstand! The tips are only applicable during the current phase of economic slowdown, which is affecting the performance of companies.

Hey, the tips are good. As per the current market, we don't know when the management will fire us. But if the person is a really hardworking one, there is no need to follow these tips.

But what is the guarantee that you will not be fired even if you follow these tips? If the company wants to cut down the manpower, nobody can stop it.

So, think differently and find other options to meet this crisis at present or at least be prepared to start something else other than the 9-5 job to safeguard yourself and your family.

I agree with Ravi that life is meant to be enjoyed!

Whatsoever the suggestion given is correct, but mind you, if we know much about the work of other departments, then there are fewer chances of being fired.

Deepu

Dear all,

The tips are really good, and some of them can be implemented as far as possible. There is no harm if we can work to our limits; perhaps it will improve our efficiency and knowledge.

Regards,
Krish:)

Dear Mr Info,
If you want to be successful HR Professional, try to best PR.
1. There is lots of work for HR. Why Additional responsibility, if the Management comes to know then they are ought to create/think negative opinion about you.

HR dept has to practice BEST CODE TO CONDUCT in the industry, i.e. good behavior, uninformed leave, punctuality etc.

HR is running two families; one is industry and second is his own family. How can you forget your own family?

Leave we take either not well/emergency/problem/occasion or else take our family for long vacation. This is social responsibility were each of us has to do when staying in society. This is CHANGE from regular day to day work and we find relaxation.

Why salary cuts. Obviously you are going to deduct salary from the Middle to down level. Believe me if we are true HR professional we would give best to own employee. Already private sectors going through COST CONTROL programme (cost control in all respect starting from training, welfare, salary etc). Further in this programme even if we join, then we are not building good environment.

Me too hear from my own Management COST CONTROL, WHY? Reason
If waste/not in use/excess manpower then I am the person to be blamed for this. Where there is requirement obviously one has to give? This is bloody wrong tactics where every Management plays?

Why to Co-operate with Management- where we are mediator/facilitator between both. If the UNION comes to know then they will crew off. In this respect take confidence of your Management neither getting carried away with their words

Lastly but not the least where is required it is required, you have to give. First take confidence of your own work-force.

Suppose, if any industrial disputes (any problem), like Man-power shortage, strike, slow-down work Management will be first to blame you and throw you out

Inspite give them
1. Good Training and Development Programme
2. Increase their efficiency
3. Welfare Plan (Like Mediclaim…)
4. Give Production Incentives
5. Reduce Absentism and Attrition
6. And Many more

Tomorrow even your production increase with good quality parameter (no customer complain), Management is first to appreciate it. Try not to be crooked. Only to save job, don't compromise with your ETHICS taught/learned

With Regards

Vivek

Hello friends,

I am pursuing an MBA in HRM-Marketing, which will be completed in four months. I am currently searching for a job. Can you please help me by providing information on the basic qualities needed for a career in HR as per the new trends?

I am eagerly waiting for your reply.

Hello friends,

I would like to become an HR professional, so I need to know some basic legal systems. Would you please help me to enhance?

Waiting for your reply.

If a company wants to cut down the size, then it will surely do that, but by taking the steps mentioned here, one can make oneself less disposable than others. One thing very well said here is that to enhance the skills and knowledge in the time of recession. Even if you become a victim of your current company's downsizing policy, you would have made enough enhancements in yourself to get a new job.

But what is the guarantee that you will not be fired even if you follow these tips? If the company wants to cut down the manpower, nobody can stop. So, think differently and find other options to meet this crisis at present, or at least be prepared to start something else other than the 9-5 job to safeguard yourself and your family.

Regards, Shabana Begum

"I agree with Ravi as life is to enjoy....!!!"

Dear All Friends,

It's very urgent. Please let me know the different kinds of performance evaluation systems/procedures (360 or 180). I am working in a construction company.

We need to present in front of management. Please help me out with the same. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Awaiting your valuable feedback.

Regards,
Ravi

I have been in consulting, manufacturing, projects, construction and other areas before starting on my own. Wherever I had worked, the general impression of co-workers in all departments was that HR Managers never take up extra responsibilities, unlike those in production or other depts.;-)

Though there may be exceptions, I also feel that most HR Managers need to contribute more and help out others too. Not only in HR field alone. May be this is not necessary in very large companies with complex labour problems. But 75 % of companies have very little labour /admin issues requiring so much of HR work alone.

Also, generally people in HR gets hit last, when lay-off issue comes. We need to appreciate this too, since the HR Head will try to protect people in his dept (unless he has grudge aginst someone) while recommending the gullitone to others.

OOPS! I may get shot!:beatup:

------------Originally posetd by .............................----------------
vivekreliance2006Never Compromise with Ethics
Dear Mr Info,
If you want to be successful HR Professional, try to best PR.
1. There is lots of work for HR. Why Additional responsibility, if the Management comes to know then they are ought to create/think negative opinion about you.

HR dept has to practice BEST CODE TO CONDUCT in the industry, i.e. good behavior, uninformed leave, punctuality etc.

etc..........
Suppose, if any industrial disputes (any problem), like Man-power shortage, strike, slow-down work Management will be first to blame you and throw you out

Inspite give them
1. Good Training and Development Programme
2. Increase their efficiency
3. Welfare Plan (Like Mediclaim…)
4. Give Production Incentives
5. Reduce Absentism and Attrition
6. And Many more

Dear Mr Info,

Why to take extra responsibilities, when in the Production you have entire team, like Production Manager, Production Asst, Production Supervisor etc (even in small scale industry). Each one them has been assign roles and responsibilities.

If you don't believe then just take initiative and involve yourself. By chance if anything goes wrong see ?????. If we think, things need to be change then we can make notice to Management/recommend them. Basically we are not a technical person but other respect Yes we can give?

I had worked, the general impression of co-workers in all departments was that HR Managers never take up extra responsibilities, unlike those in production or other depts.;-)

Though there may be exceptions, I also feel that most HR Managers need to contribute more and help out others too. Not only in HR field alone. May be this is not necessary in very large companies with complex labour problems. But 75 % of companies have very little labour /admin issues requiring so much of HR work alone.

I said about the extreme condition. Just have Organisation Climate Survey, then atleast you will understand the true fact. Of this management is just going to see the survey result. When taking of small scale industry, there is always cut to cut people. Suppose you are not able to employee the required employee at right time, just see?? For e.g Helper totally uneducated, where management is not interested in employing the Contract Labour??

Also, generally people in HR gets hit last, when lay-off issue comes. We need to appreciate this too, since the HR Head will try to protect people in his dept (unless he has grudge aginst someone) while recommending the gullitone to others.

I think you are just seeing the organisation from the consultant point of few "Where cost control, down-sizing the employee, etc.

Think Positively!!!!

OOPS! I may get shot!:beatup:

With Regards

Vivek

------------Originally posetd by .............................----------------
vivekreliance2006Never Compromise with Ethics
Dear Mr Info,
If you want to be successful HR Professional, try to best PR.
1. There is lots of work for HR. Why Additional responsibility, if the Management comes to know then they are ought to create/think negative opinion about you.

HR dept has to practice BEST CODE TO CONDUCT in the industry, i.e. good behavior, uninformed leave, punctuality etc.

etc..........
Suppose, if any industrial disputes (any problem), like Man-power shortage, strike, slow-down work Management will be first to blame you and throw you out

Inspite give them
1. Good Training and Development Programme
2. Increase their efficiency
3. Welfare Plan (Like Mediclaim…)
4. Give Production Incentives
5. Reduce Absentism and Attrition
6. And Many more[/quote]

But it really matters how many could be implemented and followed. Too much burdening may cause an opposite reaction, so there should be some tips to follow rather than all, as per the work.