Caps Lock and Procrastination

The web is abuzz with the latest news in the career field. New Zealand’s ProCare Health has recently fired and employee for sending emails that was deemed confrontational. Why? The font was typed LIKE THIS, and its colored red. The email was sent by Vicki Walker to fellow workers in the company and talks about how a form should be properly filled out complete with detailed instructions.

Someone in the company did not approve this email style and had eventually got Walker fired. However, Walker sued the company for wrongful termination and walked off with 17,000 dollars compensating for lost wages and other harm caused by the firing. So it is really possible to sound confrontational in an email, a text message or even a letter? Perhaps it entirely depends on the person reading the message.

Regardless, the answer may still be up in the air, but there are also time honored work “no-no’s” that are not up for discussion. One sure fire way to get a bad reputation in the work place is through procrastination. It’s the same as cramming for an important test but worse. Working life has no grade computations that can help lift your average point at the end of the semester. It’s a “do or die” field that sums up your career worth in a matter of projects. The time honored excuses you use for your lack of homework no longer applies here. And no matter how much you think that it’s the adrenaline high induced by time pressure that gets you up, the fact is, one small fortuitous event can wrap up your whole career life for you.

Although procrastination is somewhat of a habit, you don’t have to stick to it. Learn to make a schedule and stick to it.

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