Hire Tough, Manage Easy and 25 Other Workplace Truisms

Hire Tough, Manage Easy and 25 Other Workplace Truisms Truism, according to Merriam Websters dictionary, is an undoubted or self-evident truth. We have all heard plenty of truisms before, havent we? Experience is the best teacher. You cant win them all. Practice makes perfect. The list goes on and on and on. There are truisms for project managers, truisms for campus life, truisms for social media and Gen Yers there are even those for pregnancy. With the range of clever sayings and life truths it is only fitting there be a set of truisms for the work environment. Take a look at a list of 25 workplace truismsa compilation of both humorous and serious truths.People dont leave jobs, they leave managers.When you dont know what to do, walk fast and look worried.Anger is never about the thing you think youre angry about.If youre miserable, quit your job and do something else. If youre still miserable, it s you.Success is based on current behavior, leid past performance.No one gets sick on Wednesdays.People wont perform for those they dont respect.The workplace is about business, not you.If it wasnt for the last minute, nothing would get done.If youre not passionate about what youre doing, you wont be successful at it.The customer isnt always right, but hes still the customer.The longer the title, the less important the job.Confidence comes from success, knowledge comes from failure. Experience is the combination of both.All vacations and holidays create problems, except for ones own.Dont jump ship before you hit the iceberg.Its not what you say its how you say it.Stay away from office romances. They always go wrong.There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it over.The CEOs secretary is almost as powerful as the CEO.If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.The boss isnt alw ays right, but shes still the boss.You are always doing something marginal when your boss drops by.Dont gossip. The coffee machine is a minefield in the workplace.You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.Hire for attitude and train for competence.Have you heard mora office truisms than the ones mentioned? Or do you have your own? Share your truths below