Tonight I want to talk about filling the shoes of a perceived perfect employee. Notice I said perceived. The real problem is with your perception. As a person trying to fill those shoes I will tell you right up front there is no such thing. Now there are great employees, but what you have to remember is that someone had to train them for that position.

The good news for you being the new person is that the same person that trained them more than likely is going to train you. The great news for you is that in addition you will have the added benefit of the person you are replacing training you as well. What you have to keep in prospective is that the owner is hoping that YOU will not only be up for the challenge but surpass expectations.

No employer is going to resign themselves to the fact that they are automatically going to get a downgrade at the position. What I am trying to say is that the outcome is completely up to you. Don’t try to be them. There are qualities that you have that perhaps the other person did not and you may show value in a completely different way.

Learn and be the Best YOU can Be! Don’t worry about filling someone else’s shoes. Remember their leaving. Instead mold a pair of your own and who knows a few years down the road someone else may be worrying about “filling the shoes of “The Perfect Employee” YOURS!

“The Specialist”