TITLE

How's your job attitude?

AUTHOR(S)

Daniel, Michelle

PUB. DATE

November 1994

SOURCE

Women in Business;Nov/Dec94, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p7

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Suggests that if a worker feels stuck in a job, she could be next in line for a layoff or demotion. How being resistant to change, complacent or outdated could result in unemployment; Tips from Andrew Sherwood of Goodrich & Sherwood Co. on guarding against getting stuck in a job.

ACCESSION #

9411227509

Tags: EMPLOYEES -- Attitudes

 

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