The transition from consultant to full time employment is a very positive step in your career. My previous blogs on this topic talked about some of the basic points to take into account, and the necessity for clarity around your employment offer.
Contrary to what you learned in grade school, what’s yours is NOT mine.
As a consultant you will have become used to some significant monthly expenses, such as office supplies, entertainment, gasoline or corporate lunches. Depending on what your new employer allows you, much of this will stop – certainly your home office supplies expense. Stock up on paper supplies and other office consumables before you assume your full-time position. And DON’T, under any circumstances, take home a supply of pens or printer paper from your new employer! This is frowned upon as being A Very Bad Thing.
Take Advantage of Being Employed
Enjoy the employee’s life, and take full advantage of everything that the company offers. I’m not referring to just the educational opportunities, I talking about the social get-togethers and moral-building activities companies will typically sponsor. There is a very real camaraderie that can be built with fellow employees that takes a ‘job’ and turns it into a ‘career’. You will be spending 40 + hours a week in the company of your fellow employees, invest the time and energy to make those hours as enjoyable as possible!
Contrary to what you learned in grade school, what’s yours is NOT mine.
As a consultant you will have become used to some significant monthly expenses, such as office supplies, entertainment, gasoline or corporate lunches. Depending on what your new employer allows you, much of this will stop – certainly your home office supplies expense. Stock up on paper supplies and other office consumables before you assume your full-time position. And DON’T, under any circumstances, take home a supply of pens or printer paper from your new employer! This is frowned upon as being A Very Bad Thing.
Take Advantage of Being Employed
Enjoy the employee’s life, and take full advantage of everything that the company offers. I’m not referring to just the educational opportunities, I talking about the social get-togethers and moral-building activities companies will typically sponsor. There is a very real camaraderie that can be built with fellow employees that takes a ‘job’ and turns it into a ‘career’. You will be spending 40 + hours a week in the company of your fellow employees, invest the time and energy to make those hours as enjoyable as possible!
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