{"id":92,"date":"2013-09-19T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/going-in-with-eyes-wide-open\/"},"modified":"2013-09-19T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T09:05:00","slug":"going-in-with-eyes-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/going-in-with-eyes-wide-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Going in With Eyes Wide Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every human has emotional, mental and spiritual needs.&#0160; And certainly those differ from person to person.&#0160; The trick is who or what you use\/ask to meet the needs.<\/p>\n<p>One area that I have observed that is way out of whack is our use of work in meeting needs.&#0160;&#0160;Many folks have expectations of their <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/epicliving.blogs.com\/epic_living\/2012\/07\/why-you-should-consider-education-roi.html\" rel=\"autointext\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Why You Should Consider Education ROI\">employers<\/a> that are totally unrealistic.&#0160; One of the best examples is unspoken (unwritten in most cases) agreement when a job is taken\/filled..Often the employee sees it as a statement of worth that &quot;xyz&quot; employer would hire him or her.&#0160; Conversely, the employer assumes the employee knows that the relationship is conditional.&#0160; Conditional in that the job remains as long as the <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Output_%28economics%29\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Output (economics)\">economic output<\/a> justifies it.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>I belieive you&#39;re responsible for yourself and not&#0160;your employer.&#0160; My point is the necessity of going in with eyes wide open.&#0160; Doing and creating great work doesn&#39;t hurt either.<\/p>\n<fieldset class=\"zemanta-related\">\n<legend class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/legend>\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/epicliving.blogs.com\/epic_living\/2012\/11\/the-future-of-hr-with-carol-morrison-of-i4cp.html\" style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i.zemanta.com\/noimg_25_80_80.jpg\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/epicliving.blogs.com\/epic_living\/2012\/11\/the-future-of-hr-with-carol-morrison-of-i4cp.html\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" target=\"_blank\">The Future of HR with Carol Morrison of i4cp<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/epicliving.blogs.com\/epic_living\/2012\/10\/candor-and-clarity.html\" style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i.zemanta.com\/noimg_102_80_80.jpg\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/epicliving.blogs.com\/epic_living\/2012\/10\/candor-and-clarity.html\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" target=\"_blank\">Candor and Clarity<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every human has emotional, mental and spiritual needs.  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