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Successful Job Transitions, III: Starting a New Job

No monkeys, please

It should be clear from the get-go who gives you work. Knowing you may not know better, you may encounter people who want to get a monkey off their back and ask that you do this and that with the seeming authority of a boss.

Don't fall into the trap of picking up extraneous work that properly belongs to another -- avoid monkeys at all costs!