Father's Day and First Jobs

As Father's Day rolls around, we explore some tales from people taking on their first professional jobs, and how those lessons can relate to managers of newer hires.SHOW: 932SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #932 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:[US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud[VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any device, anywhere. Get a custom demo to see the difference for yourself.SHOW NOTES:SOMETIMES WE FORGET HOW CHALLENGING THAT FIRST JOB WASSometimes your first job(s) are just cogs in a machine - you work, but you don’t really careA tale of two first job searches and surrounding activities[Tale 1] Are you qualified for a job? Do you know how to do all the required things?“I’m about to do this first task, and I’m very nervous”“They keep giving me more things to do, and asking if I want more things to do”“Just run with it, own it”We meet 1:1 every week. Sometimes they miss/cancel the meeting. Understanding the entrepreneur’s mindset and challenges[Tale 2] The fork in the road, and the road less travelled. The job that doesn’t pay as well, but provides the necessary experience. FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpodFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow