What is the best advice you have ever been given?

21-02-2019 11:27PM

An older and senior colleague seeing me stressed out with a heavy workload (all due to staff shortages)
I had just said to him that I was thinking of working at the weekend to catch up.

"Don't make the firm's problem your problem."

beejee · 21-02-2019 11:27PM

Get out of that garden.

Get off that wall.

Two pieces of sagely advice that have steered me to success in life.

SmartinMartin · 21-02-2019 11:29PM

beejee wrote: »

Get out of that garden.

Get off that wall.

Two pieces of sagely advice that have steered me to success in life.

Burglar?

Gloomtastic! · 21-02-2019 11:29PM

Simples, treat people how you would like to be treated.

Pauliedragon · 21-02-2019 11:34PM

"No ****in way are you going into construction"
My old man said that to me when I was about 5 years old in the 80's when I followed him around as a chippie wanting to be like "my dad" He meant well the 80's weren't great.

Doctors room ghost · 21-02-2019 11:38PM

If you’re not first you’re last.ricky bobby

washiskin · 21-02-2019 11:39PM

When I was a teenager, agonising over an unattainable fella an older lady said to me
"Look, he sh1ts and farts like everyone else"
Best advice I ever got.

Satta Massagana · 21-02-2019 11:39PM

Stay away from the bookies son.

Charlie19 · 21-02-2019 11:41PM

Pauliedragon wrote: »

"No ****in way are you going into construction"
My old man said that to me when I was about 5 years old in the 80's when I followed him around as a chippie wanting to be like "my dad" He meant well the 80's weren't great.

So what line of work did you persue?

everlast75 · 21-02-2019 11:44PM

Speak softly and carry a big stick..

s4uv3 · 21-02-2019 11:44PM

"Know your own worth"

Immortal Starlight · 21-02-2019 11:45PM

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Ferajacka · 21-02-2019 11:50PM

Don't eat anything bigger than your head.

porsche boy · 21-02-2019 11:50PM

Act your wage.

mzungu · 21-02-2019 11:52PM

Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

SoundsRight · 21-02-2019 11:56PM

Treat them mean to keep them keen.

21-02-2019 11:59PM

honeybear wrote: »

What's for you won't pass you

hate this one

nobody ever says it to a bereaved person or a cancer victim.

Chancer3001 · 22-02-2019 12:05AM

mzungu wrote: »

Don't put anything bigger than your elbow in your ear.

Its meant to be SMALLER.

as in, yout elbow doesnt fit in.and dont put anuthing smaller in... i.e. put nothing in there

TCM · 22-02-2019 12:08AM

I've forgotten.

xzanti · 22-02-2019 12:11AM

Have more than you show and speak less than you know.

Your Face · 22-02-2019 12:13AM

Advice is for people who need it.

Pauliedragon · 22-02-2019 12:13AM

Charlie19 wrote: »

So what line of work did you persue?

I ended up studying marketing but worked in hospitality. My hands were no good anyway so I dealt with people which suited me better.

WoollyRedHat · 22-02-2019 12:18AM

Seize the means of production.

vargoo · 22-02-2019 12:19AM

honeybear wrote: »

What's for you won't pass you

Coming from the same place as life begins at forty or 60 is the new forty.

All b0llox

WoollyRedHat · 22-02-2019 12:22AM

Serious answer, from my grandmother who was always one for a good Tibet of advise 'They're only people.'

Prominent_Dawg · 22-02-2019 12:30AM

Stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything!

justshane · 22-02-2019 12:39AM

Follow your gut.

Jessie Belle · 22-02-2019 12:39AM

Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

22-02-2019 12:43AM

Jessie Belle wrote: »

Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

Find a job you love and you'll work many more hours for a lot less pay than a job you can put up with.

Best advice I got?

Eyes open, ears open, mouth shut

passremarkable · 22-02-2019 12:43AM

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

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