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Am I

G E T T I N G

F I R E D ? “I’m a photographer,

and I accidentally
Not if you listen to dropped a really pricey
the advice of our new camera during a shoot.

columnists, Should Everyone was pissed,
I
Mika Brzezinski just to say the least. What
and pack do I do now?”
Daniela my
Pierre-Bravo. Mika: Daniela:
Sh*t happens. It’s You’re human,
about moving so try not to take
knives
through these their response
and
moments with personally.
go,
grace. If you can Apologize
afford it, offer to profusely, and next
then?
replace the time you see them,
equipment. They stand up and
The authors of your might not take you engage in small
new career bible up on it, and it talk without
Earn It! are shows that you bringing up the
swooping in to want to do the camera. If they see
save you from right thing.
your office fails. you’ve moved on,
they will too.

“During my first month “I started my first-ever
as an accountant, I
job hungover from
made a typo—and college graduation.

charged a client
And when my new boss
$10,000 instead of asked me to share a fun
$1,000. He won’t let it
fact, I said I’d partied
go, and I haven’t con-
all weekend and slept
fessed. Is it too late?” through the ceremony.

I’m still cringing.”
Mika: Daniela:
Well, that is a bad I’d also tell your
day. Even though boss that you’re Mika: Daniela:
time has passed, going to implement You should be Mika’s right, but
don’t pretend it some kind of triple- cringing. Never don’t beat yourself
didn’t happen in check plan that’ll brag about up. Instead, just
hopes that the prevent this from screwing up! prove to them that
client (or your happening again. you’re not a party
boss!) will forget. Oh, and bring girl whenever
Owning up to cookies. Lots. Of. there’s a work
your mistakes, Cookies (especially situation involving
even now, will if they’re the ones I alcohol, like your
make people saw on page 78). holiday party or a
respect and trust happy hour. Your
you. It’ll be tough, strategy: Have one FROM TOP: STOCKSY.COM, COURTESY (2).
but with hard work drink—or nothing
and attention to at all. It’ll shift their
detail, you’ll turn perspective of you.
this around.

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