How Responsible are You? - Perfectly Employed

It's your first day at a new job. Your shift starts at 8 AM. What time do you arrive?

8:00 AM, on the dot.

7:50 AM

8:10 AM—Starbucks doesn't open until 8, and you have to have your coffee to function.

I'll get there...eventually.

You have a report due Friday at 11 PM. When do you start working on it?

Friday at 10 PM

Friday at 5 PM

Thursday

Right away

It's Sunday night. How do you prepare for Monday morning?

Pick out clothes for work, pack your briefcase, and go to bed early

Binge watch Game of Thrones until you fall asleep on the couch.

Shower and go to bed at a decent hour.

Your friend is going out of town and asks you to look after her dog. What are you most likely to do?

Forget all about Fido until your friend texts to ask how he's doing.

Remember to feed Fido when a Beggin' Strips commercial comes on the TV.

Take Fido for a nice, long walk before you go to work in the morning, then stop by to check on him again on your way home.

Sally asked you to prepare a PowerPoint for this morning's meeting, but you didn't get to it because you had other responsibilities. What do you do?

Apologize to Sally, take full responsibility for your oversight, and promise to help her with next week's presentation.

Throw together a quick PowerPoint based on something you already made. Throw in an extra graphic or two, and call it done,

Seriously? You always find time to support your coworkers and would never let Sally down. You have the PowerPoint ready for her the day before. BOOM!

Blame your heavy workload for not being able to get the PowerPoint done. Whatever. PowerPoint is SO over anyway.

You have a job interview today. Yay! What do you wear?

Whatever is clean.

A freshly pressed dress shirt and suit jacket.

You throw together an outfit at the last minute and run out the door.

You ask your mom/girlfriend/significant other to pick out something for you.

If work was high school, you'd be voted:

Most Likely to Arrive Late to Her/His Own Funeral

Most Likely to Get by on His/Her Looks

Most Likely to Succeed

Most Likely to Burn Down the Entire Office while Trying to Pop Corn in the Microwave

Your favorite sports team is playing tonight, but your boss wants you to work late. What do you do?

Tell your boss that your team is playing and you can't work. He'll understand.

Tell your boss you have a stomach virus and you have to go home immediately.

Ask a friend to record the game for you. You can watch it when you get home.

Fly through your work as quickly as possible, then run home to catch the last half of the game.

How Responsible are You?

You can count on me!

Good job! You are accountable, responsible, and ready to rock the job world. Watch out for people who take advantage of your sense of responsibility. Over committing yourself could make you stressed out or miss deadlines. Truly responsible people know how and when to say "no."

Almost there

Most of the time, you're responsible, but you still have a bit of work to do if you're going to rock the job world. Work on finding ways to stay accountable. If you're chronically late, use your phone's alarm system to remind you an hour before you're supposed to be somewhere, and again 15 minutes before your appointment. If you forget things, use your phone's reminder system to keep track of your commitments. Calendar tools are very helpful, too! Remember that 80% of success is just showing up. You can do this!

Unemployable

You need to get your act together! You have habits that make you unreliable, which won't endear you to your boss. Work on your accountability skills by using reminders and a calendar tool. Ask your friends to hold you accountable for being places on time and following through with your commitments.