(this is based on personal and friends' experiences and is so limited to MBA "types" only)
As I near 5 years in the "corporate", there are a few things that I have learnt and would now like to share.
1. Job Satisfaction: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
2. Money: Show me! Show me!!
3. Boss: The Good, The Bad, The VERY Ugly.
4. Honesty: Unnecessary. Dangerous. Avoidable. Not Expected. (Ethics are different... they should matter!).
5. Incompetence: Rampant. Awarded if Combined With Favour Flattery F***. (Choose your morals)
6. Sucking Up: Necessary. (Unless you are as good and as famous Steve Jobs AFTER he launched the iPhone).
7. Office Gossip: Usually the Truth.
8. Unhappy? Quit. Don't Grumble. (No one really holds a gun to your head).
9. Loyalty: Business Conditions Dependent.
10. Illusions of Grandeur: Avoid. Someone is Always Better.
11. Client: Paramount.
12. Delusional Leadership: More Common than Thought. Avoid Correcting. Get OUT!
13. Ideal Job: Challenging, Pays Well, Learning Opportunities.
14. Hard Work: Will be Rewarded. If Not, Leave.
15. Marketing: Essential. If They Don't Know You, They Can't Award You.
16. CYA: Cover Your Ar**. At All Times.
17. HR: Much Maligned. Can't Help. Loyalties Obviously to Business.
18. You: Expendable. Asset/Liability. No Emotions.
If I knew and accepted these things, life would have been much easier much earlier. However, you cant avoid being irritated by incompetence being awarded. And I may have worked with/heard of/met/known some amazingly incompetent ones. I just might write about them sometime... should make for some scandalous reading. :)
As I near 5 years in the "corporate", there are a few things that I have learnt and would now like to share.
1. Job Satisfaction: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
2. Money: Show me! Show me!!
3. Boss: The Good, The Bad, The VERY Ugly.
4. Honesty: Unnecessary. Dangerous. Avoidable. Not Expected. (Ethics are different... they should matter!).
5. Incompetence: Rampant. Awarded if Combined With Favour Flattery F***. (Choose your morals)
6. Sucking Up: Necessary. (Unless you are as good and as famous Steve Jobs AFTER he launched the iPhone).
7. Office Gossip: Usually the Truth.
8. Unhappy? Quit. Don't Grumble. (No one really holds a gun to your head).
9. Loyalty: Business Conditions Dependent.
10. Illusions of Grandeur: Avoid. Someone is Always Better.
11. Client: Paramount.
12. Delusional Leadership: More Common than Thought. Avoid Correcting. Get OUT!
13. Ideal Job: Challenging, Pays Well, Learning Opportunities.
14. Hard Work: Will be Rewarded. If Not, Leave.
15. Marketing: Essential. If They Don't Know You, They Can't Award You.
16. CYA: Cover Your Ar**. At All Times.
17. HR: Much Maligned. Can't Help. Loyalties Obviously to Business.
18. You: Expendable. Asset/Liability. No Emotions.
If I knew and accepted these things, life would have been much easier much earlier. However, you cant avoid being irritated by incompetence being awarded. And I may have worked with/heard of/met/known some amazingly incompetent ones. I just might write about them sometime... should make for some scandalous reading. :)
Good to know you learnt some things!
ReplyDeleteThe list might change after 10 years :)
ReplyDelete4 year down and the list holds good!
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