"Lazy coworkers (probably) get paid as much as you."
"More, and they cry when they’re asked to do half of what I’m expected to do."
"Once you have the job you no longer need to impress anyone so just do enough to not get fired."
"Always get the promotion or raise in writing. Never trust a manager’s hand shake."
"80% of work is done by 20% of employees."
"Toxic work environments do not change. Get out quickly."
"One of the earliest lessons imparted to me by an older co-worker in one of my first jobs was: “Never get good at something you hate doing. Once you’re good at it, they’ll never let you do anything else.”"
"Do 1,000 tasks, and 999 of them are done perfectly, but guarantee the 1 that wasn’t perfect is the only task that will be talked about."
"You could fall over dead at work and the opening for your position will be posted the next day. If they decide to wait that long."
"Loyalty is expected but not reciprocated."
"The reward for good work is more work."
"When starting any new job. Make sure you do the same amount of work as your coworkers. There’s nothing like a new over achieving employees to piss off all their coworkers by showing them up. And the boss will expect more from you forever. Slow down and don’t blow the curve."
"Being a convincing bullsh#tter is more important than being a competently talented."
"Hard work is not appreciated, but it will gladly be exploited."
"Confidence, and even over confidence, gets you further than hard work does. Perception is everything, the work matters the least. At least in corporate jobs."
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Mandatory 6 month mourning period, and all employees must wear black.
Having enough money should have NOTHING to do with overtime.