So much about getting a great job and doing well in one’s career is common sense. And yet, young people seem to  behave as if they walk on water, and these rules dont apply to them.

1. Have you seen the number of young employees on their celphones or SMSing during office hours.

2. Geniuses who use their office email accounts to send forwards to all their friends.

3. Feeling it is okay to come late, specially on Monday mornings, because “I partied so much last night yaar - got wasted”.

4. Petty thievery of office supplies is one of those big no nos. Dont think it is not noticed.

5. Not being punctual in arriving, but being overly punctual when its time to leave.

The list can go on. It seems laughable, and trivial. Yet a person’s image and perception is based on lots of little things that his peers and superiors observe.

Trifles make for perfection, and perfection is no trifle - sage advice I got when I was starting out.