Getting Ahead at Work - Succeeding on the job - Unit 3

If you make a mistake on the job, it is important to

• take the attitude that someone else will fix it

• notice your own mistakes and correct them

• cover it up immediately

Being able to do your work without asking someone for help is being an

• independent worker

• accidental worker

• social worker

Signs of success on the job include:

• increase in pay, having more customers, knowing you made others happy

• being in debt, loss of interest in job, unhappy clients

• having fun, being silly, hanging out with co-workers

It is more important to work fast than to work accurately.

• True

• False

Your goal should be errorless work finished on time

• True

• False

It is ok to ask your supervisor for tips on how to improve your job performance

• True

• False

When you take the initiative at work, it means that you

• take care of your work area

• are always on time for work

• get things done without being told what to do

When you are evaluated, you are:

• judged

• promoted

• laid off

A company policy is:

• a life or medical insurance

• a rule for the workplace

• what time employees take lunch

It's okay to talk to your boss about a raise.

• True

• False