This article presents very interesting points of things that will get an employee in serious trouble in these hard times. The five points she brings up are demanding a bigger share of a shrinking pie, getting angry, giving into mission creep(trying to branch out when you shouldn't be), adding without subtracting, and thinking you'll get away with it. Demanding a bigger share of a shrinking pie was sharing a view point that when times get hard you cannot only think of yourself, you must do what is also helpful for other (in a company sense). The getting angry portion showed that anger or blame will never help it just diminishes yourself in the eyes of others and you may never recover from it. Giving in to mission creep had a lot to say about don't get greedy. That if you're doing good stay in the position don't branch out and then fall behind at what you were good at. In the section adding without subtracting told about how you can get to much on your plate and forget what the real picture was. Last but not least the section of thinking you'll get away with it states that "humility prevents self-defeat." This article was very eye catching for someone who has not yet entered the workforce and is open to anything that could benefit future careers. I don't think I'll forget the things in this article and I will keep them in mind to help me when I start working.
http://blogs.hbr.org/kanter/2012/11/five-self-defeating-behaviors.html
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