Corporate Lessons: Anything but Fun
What follows is the lessons I have picked up along the way while working for multinational corporations during the last 10 years. Most of these are a complete opposite of what we are taught during our formative years, but believe me each one of them fits 100%. If I weren’t the “dead brain” I’ve become lately, I’d write down the reason for believing the way I do.
- Do not take initiatives
- If you have an active brain, kill it!
- Walk the line, don’t try jumping to reach the destination faster
- Don’t react, but respond
- Write as short an e-mails as possible
- Screw quality, no one gives a damn about ti anyways
- Reach office by 9 AM and leave by 7PM
- Do not try to minimize the iterations
- Don’t read emails, you just might get encouraged to act on them
- Never ever take ownership for anything
- A janitor is a janitor, what if he happens to carry a laptop
- If you know a better way of doing things, shove it up your backside and dance, but don’t let it out else it will be dispatched to outer space
- The cafetaria is a nice place to spend the afternoons in
- Ignore the message and kill the messenger
Hi Manu,
Thanks for these lessons. They are one stop shop for ideas.
Prajwal, by “Shifting IPL out of India” we are giving a message to our country that we have lots of important issues to handle then listening to cricketers “Saman Becho (Ad Campaigns)” news.
Very practical and meaningful suggestions.
People get to know these tips after a long experience or what so called suffering and damage, this blog is a learning tool for all those freshers and all those struggling job holders who are lost somewhere in this corporate world.
one point I would like to add, An employee should be capable to read his/her employers brain, follow the thought process and enquire his choice and act accordingly.
Thanks Shabana.
Hi Manu, Fantastic corporate lessons. Must say, stuff like this helps us to reduce our learning curves, and get on the real line of action. I would be greatful to have your views on a hot and buringing topic.. “Shifting IPL out of India, What kind of message are we sending across the globe?”
🙂 ur the best!
Good Job………..