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rbnyc

(17,045 posts) Tue Apr 3, 2012, 04:04 PM Apr 2012

10 Surefire Ways To Get Fired [View all]

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/04/03/10-sure-fire-ways-to-get-fired/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl11|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D148769

8. Spend Time With the Complainers, Non-Performers and Gossips

When company information is leaked or major deadlines are missed, someone will likely be fired. Even if you weren't involved, you don't want your name associated with those of the usual suspects.

"Even if you're not a non-performer or a complainer yourself, if you're associated with them, people will start thinking of you in that way," said Farley of Farley Training.

There's a "birds of a feather" mentality to this one -- if you're in a clique with your most toxic colleagues, it's easy for your boss to liken you to them. "If you are associated with the gossip, it's going to be assumed you are spreading rumors too," said Hurwitz, of Hurwitz Strategic Staffing.

What do you do when that's everybody?

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