February/March 2023 - 8

OCS UPDATE
Are you an overachiever?
Prepare to
shine in 2023
If you are willing to go above and beyond in today's business
climate, the financial rewards are unlimited.
By Bob Tullio, Contributing Editor
I KNOW THIS ADVICE WILL SOUND LIKE CLASSIC
baby-boomer nonsensical thinking to many, but I just
cannot help myself. Here it is: If you are willing to go
above and beyond in today's business climate, the financial
rewards are unlimited. In fact, this advice applies to
operators, sales reps - anyone who is working.
A SHIFT IN PRIORITIES
In the past, so many obstacles have blocked opportunity
for dedicated people to succeed, from nepotism, to racism,
to ageism, to gender discrimination, to favoritism. The
pandemic has caused the door to swing open like never
before for overachievers, simply because the workforce has
reset their priorities.
Studies show there has been a seismic attitudinal shift
among today's employees. This shift is not limited to Gen
Z, who are often blamed for just about everything that is
being done differently today. Based on the statistics, Gen
Z is leading the pack when it comes to having a bit less
ambition on the job.
The Wall Street Journal reports: " In a
November survey of more than 3,000
workers and managers by software firm
Qualtrics, 36% said their overall
career ambitions had waned
over the past three years,
compared with 22% who said
their ambition had increased.
Nearly 40% said work had
become less important to
them in the past three years,
while 25% said it had grown
more important. "
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ACTING YOUR WAGE
Thanks to TikTok, " acting your wage " is a concept that has
gone viral. It means doing the bare minimum if you are not
satisfied with your compensation level.
Jack Kelly, a career and salary advisor, expanded on
the concept in a 2022 Forbes Magazine article: " It's about
setting boundaries. The ethos is that if the company and
managers fail to offer empathy, encouragement, the
compensation you deserve and psychological safety to do
your job without the fear of being yelled at or abused, there
is no reason to overextend yourself working
and let it affect your quality of life. "
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