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What is the biggest lesson that employment has taught you? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by Fissionami@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] alex@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Being emotionally detached from really stupid leadership decisions is harder than it seems

[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The book The Responsibility Virus helped me a lot with this. Most people are over-responsible for the choices of others, specifically ones they can't reasonably influence, anyway.

[–] GuyWithLag@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I found out that https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ explains a lot of the dysfunctions that one finds in an office / corporate environment.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Took me a lot of years to not think it's my company that is being run into the ground. I should not - and nowadays could not - care any less.

[–] Kissaki@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

my company

You mean "my responsibility", right?

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

The company doesn't care about you. The company doesn't care about you. The company doesn't care about you.

[–] Waldowal@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You don't have to run the rat race to get promoted. You don't have to be at your desk at 7am and leave at 7pm to put on a show. Just be competent. Most people are not. You'll eventually get promoted once you are old and white enough.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 1 points 10 months ago

It should be noted that this is advice specific to white men in Western countries 😆 but yes, it's true.