“Did you hear that? Arnold has been designated SVP. Aren’t we all doing our duties to perfection and delivering on parameters?”
The cafetaria is a place for such conversations. Anybody who wants to understand the company culture should spend more time here.
“The joker in the pack always helps you win. Didn’t you see him bonding with Wilfred right here in the same room?”
“Somebody should have told us about his place in the pecking order.”
Wilfred is the CEO’s nephew – ‘eyes and ears for the top management’ as they say. And most of us were busy expressing our disgust.
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One thing I *don’t* miss about my old job is the office politics. Think of how much energy is drained playing it that could be focused on productivity.
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True. But I think I threw the baby out with the bath water when I quit, since I enjoyed the work.
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I understand.
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Well done. Corporations can be ruthless.
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True. Thank you, athling!
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Yep, some people are not in the pecking order queue.
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Too bad, but ….😭
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Corporate culture can be cutthroat
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More damaging than that 😦
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