What makes an employee invaluable? 26

[structineer]

This is a question for those that either run their own business or manage employees. What are your opinions of what makes an employee invaluable? I'm looking for a little more than the typical cliches.

Thank you for your input!

 

[lisa247]

Sleep with the boss.

 

[SomptingGuy]

Not too practical for most of us.

- Steve

 

[lisa247]

Not all bosses are men

 

[KENAT]

Not all bosses are hetero either - but we're way off in the weeds here.

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[MacGyverS2000]

Sleep with the boss? Why, so the company can get me coming and going?


(sorry, I just couldn't bring myself to spell the word the way I wanted to... this isn't the Pub ;-))

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[lisa247]

Not all employees are hetro! haha

 

[patprimmer]

Not all bosses are male. Reminds me of one of the very few good lines in the movie liar liar.

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[jmw]

Lisa, how can you suggest that?
Sleep with the pointy headed one?

(we definitely need some Dilbert smileys)



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[patprimmer]

All jokes aside, there was a case in my town, Wollongong 2500 Australia where a female town planner was accused of corruption because she was approving inappropriate developments if the developers slept with her.

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[lisa247]

Can I just clarify that what I said was a joke!

 

[debodine]

lisa247 I know you were just joking and I think most if not all of us realize that. But you definitely made a lot of us take notice!

A long time ago I worked for a female boss, and she was both highly competent and invariably professional. But if she had offered I confess I would have been sorely tempted. But not for the purpose of moving up in the organization...she was simply stunningly lovely.

 

[jmw]

"Its just that sort of joke that sets women back 50 years...."

Yeah Ok, I'm just joking too and I did know you were joking Lisa247.


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[SNORGY]

I thought you were serious. But then again, I have no sense of humour. Had me going for a minute.

Thank goodness you were only fooling around.

Regards,

SNORGY.

 

[patprimmer]

SNORGY

Did you really mean to say she was fooling around. ;-)

Lisa. We don't mind that sort of joking around in the pub. It's kinda what it's for.



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[EagerLearner]

Give your boss or seniors answers ahead of their questions.

Give them answers a day before the question are asked

 

[SteelPE]

If a question is answered before it is asked then how do you know there was really going to be a question?

 

[jmw]

You set them up.
Managing managers is not that difficult for some.

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[ewh]

I have to agree with many here; invaluable employees are usually marked (by HR or whomever) as a risk. To become indespensible can not be allowed, understandably.
The most secure "invaluable" employee that I can think of would be an in-law of some sort to top management.

Technically, the glass is always full.

 

[patprimmer]

I'm still scratching my head about answers that roll invaluable and indispensable into one thing. My understanding of the two words has two distinctly different meanings.

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[berkshire]

EWH
As an employer I used to think " That guy is great, but what am I going to do if he quits?".
It has happened, my top guy got a better offer from a competitor that I was unwilling to match.

So then I am more careful in how I train people, because if I show them too much they will leave.

You can see how self defeating this is, you end up with a bunch of guys/gals you have to nursemaid who do not expand and grow.
At which time they are all dispensible.
B.E.

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