A compliment from your boss

"Very Good"
"Excellent"

Unless the above words of encouragements comes from some evidences which is kept as a records for the next 100 years, otherwise, they're just tools used for you to work harder so that they gets more credits and their face are more swollen from the praise of the management which, may, guarantee a fat pay rise or bonus at the end of the year.

Such is the cheapest way of making a subordinates thinking that their effort and contribution are worthy in the company which just prompt them to work harder, putting in extra efforts or hour for the benefit of the company and not for himself.

Why do I say so? Who gets the best of the benefits when the financial year end accounts shows a big fat profit in the end of the day? It's the management and the board of directors. In most cases, the management will get less than halves of what the board of directors would get. What do you get? A month bonus and a "The company ain't really doing well and we're trying to keep our best to keep your job" excuse. These are nothing but craps right out from the people who sign your payroll. Bear in mind, even those who mutters the crap (i.e. manager, Human Resource or the admin) gets what you gets too. They're just on the usual payroll who get the sme doughs the same time you do.

So you ask, "The company ain't doing any better?"

Would a company which are not doing good still able to survive the whole year without a single sign of retrenchment or even down-sizing? Would a company which "ain't doing well" still able to pay the utilities bills, salary and other etc expenses (thatz include your boss new BMW, Merc and his Golf set) able to manage by it's own till the end of the year and even pays you the bonus which you think is entitled to you by rights?

Think again, many companies close door the next day when things don't go the right. They either leaves the staffs stranded in front of the gate or the staffs knew that day will come.

So, in a nutshell, do what you are supposed to and do not work more than what you're supposed to. That will only caused you more troubles in the end of the day and will give you nothing but headaches. Never be a smart aleck to help others in their jobs, unless they are willing to part you a significant share of their next salary. Otherwise, you're just courting trouble.

So, Work Smart and Never Work Smart.

Cheers
Andy "Shackks" Ooi