‘Whatever you want to say even if its something negative, find a way to make it sound optimistic and exciting’ -TheoKondak
11.
‘The safest place is the middle of the pack. Don’t fall behind and don’t get too far ahead of your peers’ -BooobsNotWar
12.
‘It is not wise to point out mistakes your boss has made.’ -vozzov
13.
‘Same as the military: don’t be first, don’t be last, and never volunteer’ -UltraSapien
14.
‘Do not make friends at work. Do not date at work. Be friendly and personable, but outside of a vanishingly small number of exceptions no one is going to resist throwing you under the bus to get out of trouble. Treat people with respect, but listen when they tell you that you need to record every interaction, they often won’t directly tell you.’ -Netmantis
15.
‘Always act dumber than your manager, never try to correct them even if you know the role better! (got 2 promotions this way)’ -coffeeislife_1456
16.
‘The survey is never anonymous’ -Tewddit
17.
’50 year old corporate veteran here. To keep a job* you have to have at least two of three qualities:
‘Easy to work with
‘Reliable
‘Excellent at your actual tasks
‘Figure out which two you can consistently deliver and do that. You can be a bit rubbish at your actual tasks…. But if you are always guaranteed to be there, making an effort and being pleasant to be around, then you’ll survive. If you are technically excellent, consistently delivering but a bit of a dick… you’ll survive. If you’re a bit of a dick, flaky but technically excellent… watch out.
‘(* to be clear – the biggest risk to anyone’s job is that the CEO needs to save £1M to get their bonus… then you’re just reduced to a salary line on a spreadsheet, marked for a layoff)’ -yearsofpractice
