People shared the biggest lessons employment taught them and we’re not sure if these responses are useful advice or some kind of next-level hell
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If you don’t know how to do politics at work, your career won’t go far. https://t.co/ZSlExCQZwN
— Hansel Praise (@hannytalker) November 26, 2025
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Most people in a job aren’t your friends. They’re competitors disguised as colleagues.
Your value is measured by output, not loyalty. One slow month and you’re replaceable.
No one actually cares about your dreams, only deadlines.
Politics decides more than merit.
And the moment…— Modern Maharaja (@modernmaharajah) November 26, 2025
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Do not be better than your team and most certainly do not be better than your boss. Ever. Push down your talent, knowledge, ambition, passion, & hard work. Esp if you are a woman. Be average. Be likeable. That is, unfortunately, far more important than being good & better. https://t.co/v5d50Fb7fJ
— Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura (@arnesa_kustura) November 26, 2025
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“If hard work got you places, than the donkey would own the farm”
Love this analogy. Work smarter not harder.
But also is important to work hard in different ways.
— ℕ (@FeelsZen) November 26, 2025
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At a certain level career advancements stop being about competence . It becomes a function of confidence, credibility and the conversations that happen when you are not in the room.
This is where career sponsorship comes into play. Who is willing to stake their reputation on you… https://t.co/ZSlExCQZwN
— Hansel Praise (@hannytalker) November 27, 2025
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Don’t shrink yourself because you are the youngest in the room. Age doesn’t equal competence. Your ideas are valid, speak them with confidence. https://t.co/QMu12TSbKd
— Pejuola The HR (@Pejuola_a) November 30, 2025
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When you did a good job, people would be ok even if you were unlikable. However, the moment you slipped and made a mistake, you being unlikable would double the damage. Therefore, being likable is important.
— ANDITOSHIRO (@anditoshiro) November 26, 2025
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I worked with a lady named Marge who tragically passed away while she slept. They had an advertisement up for her replacement before her obituary.
The lesson I learned is to never stress about work, because they’re not stressing over you. https://t.co/yY7R8Dep2O
— TASK the Ol’ Nerdy Bastard (@UpToTASK) November 28, 2025
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