Learning the rules and showing that you can play by them before breaking them is something universal I've recently learned. It's the difference between being a nonconformist and socially awkward, between a jazz musician and someone randomly hitting the keys or strings of an instrument, between an avantgarde artist and a child smearing paint on a sheet of paper.
Interesting post, Every word written here is accurate af. Every org has a set of rules, play by this rules until you get enough leverage to do whatever. Your reputation is everything in the corporate world.
Thank you for this piece of actionable information Chad of Arabia. I am at the stage of my life where I am beginning my career. Reading such great insight from you is usually the higlight of my day. Thank you.
Reminds me of my brother's story about his coworker; let's call him "John Sheep".
(That's actually literally what his name would translate to in English.)
A few years ago my brother joined this company. One of the first people he got to know John Sheep: the competent guy who had been there for like 20+ years. This guy did not take shit from anybody.
As demonstrated perfectly by the following event:
One day a smartass manager, who just started working there 2 months prior, walks in. He proceeds to spend 5 minutes talking shit to John Sheep about God knows what.
Meanwhile John Sheep just sits there in silence and lets the idiot do his talk.
When the manager finally wraps up his monologue of complaints, John Sheep slowly looks up from his desk.
He just stares at him for around 5 seconds.
After a short moment of deliberation he says:
"I really don't understand how you landed this job."
He didn't even wait for the guy's reaction, he just switched his attention back to his laptop and continued what he was doing before.
Learning the rules and showing that you can play by them before breaking them is something universal I've recently learned. It's the difference between being a nonconformist and socially awkward, between a jazz musician and someone randomly hitting the keys or strings of an instrument, between an avantgarde artist and a child smearing paint on a sheet of paper.
Interesting post, Every word written here is accurate af. Every org has a set of rules, play by this rules until you get enough leverage to do whatever. Your reputation is everything in the corporate world.
I thought we will hear your sexy voice there. But no! It is gay AI 😂😂
Thank you for this piece of actionable information Chad of Arabia. I am at the stage of my life where I am beginning my career. Reading such great insight from you is usually the higlight of my day. Thank you.
Glad its useful, go get that bag.
Reminds me of my brother's story about his coworker; let's call him "John Sheep".
(That's actually literally what his name would translate to in English.)
A few years ago my brother joined this company. One of the first people he got to know John Sheep: the competent guy who had been there for like 20+ years. This guy did not take shit from anybody.
As demonstrated perfectly by the following event:
One day a smartass manager, who just started working there 2 months prior, walks in. He proceeds to spend 5 minutes talking shit to John Sheep about God knows what.
Meanwhile John Sheep just sits there in silence and lets the idiot do his talk.
When the manager finally wraps up his monologue of complaints, John Sheep slowly looks up from his desk.
He just stares at him for around 5 seconds.
After a short moment of deliberation he says:
"I really don't understand how you landed this job."
He didn't even wait for the guy's reaction, he just switched his attention back to his laptop and continued what he was doing before.