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No.1 You are a modern day slave. There is no scope for personal fufilment. You work for your paycheck at the end of the month.
No.2 It's pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger.
No.3 What you do is pointless. You can be replaced from one day to the next by any cretin sitting next to you. So work as little as possible and spend time(not too much, if you can help it) cultivating your personal network so that you're untouchable when the next restructuring comes around.
No.4 You're not judged on merit, but on whether you look and sound the part. Speak lots of leaden jargon; people will suspect you have an inside track.
No.5 Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You'll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts.
No.6 Make a beeline for the most useless positions(research, strategy and business development),where it is impossible to assess your "contribution to the wealth of the firm". Avoid "on the ground" operational roles.
No.7 Once you've found one of these plum jobs, never move. It is only the most exposed who get fired.
No.8 Learn to identify kindred spirits who, like you, believe the system is absurd through discreet signs(quirks in clothing,peculiar jokes,warm smiles).
No.9 Be nice to people in short-term contracts. They are the only people who do any real work.
No.10 Tell yourself that the absurd ideology underpinning this corporation cannot last for ever. The problem is knowing when... |
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