'Look after people, and they will look after you.' — Tang Li, OPINION
I’ve found myself in a position where I’ve had to doll out advice to people on networking. As with everything related to “career,” I was hesitant to offer advice since I never had the chance to build much of a career. However, since I have had the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, I thought I would share one or two thoughts.
So, what type of friends should one have? Regarding the social ladder, you should ensure that you have friends or at least people who care about you enough to ensure your survival. The second area is the ability to bring in money. The justification for bringing in and paying someone “x” dollars is easy when they are bringing in “y” dollars. So, when I’ve been someone else’s employee, I’ve worked on the principle that although it’s the boss’s business, I also need to ensure the boss can pay my salary.
Just as it’s important to have friends on top, it’s also important to have friends by the side. Your contemporaries are people who have shared experiences with you. Most of us have the bulk of our friendships over here. Firstly, it’s those who are junior to you. Just as it’s important to have seniors to help you, you should also make it a point to have juniors to mentor. The guy, your junior, is likely to be a senior, and one day, he or she may be in a position to help you in your later years. Dad had the example of a former agency rookie who became a managing director at a bank and passed him a job.
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