We all know that “corporate life” can be extremely hard to handle sometimes. Some people get through it, while others choose to give up in an attempt to manage the situation or their mental health. As millions of people around the world are dealing with toxic corporate environments, a post on Reddit went viral, explaining in detail how to handle corporate life.
Based on personal experience, an anonymous user made a post titled “Indian Corporate Handbook: What I’ve learned from my 4 years in Corporate,” mentioning that no one is your friend in corporate life and people will not treat you like a human.
“This is a post I was inspired to write by a co-worker who appreciated my outlook on the Indian corporate system. It may be a long read, but if you’re struggling with corporate life and want to regain some control, this is for you,” said the user in the post.
Indian Corporate Handbook : What I’ve learnt from my 4 years at Corporate
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The User Shared His Observations And Assumptions:
A few assumptions that I shall take to be true; you can call them corporate axioms:
1. Nobody is your friend. There are only people you don’t dislike and some you do.
2.You can only “trust” someone if there is no conflict of interest between you and that person. (Since corporate life is largely a zero-sum game, where more for one is less for another, the more entangled you’re with someone, the less you can trust them). You can also choose to trust them if they have incentives tied to your progress/condition (Performance Managers, etc.).
3. The role of the infamous Human Resources (HR) is not to aid you during your time with the company. It’s to protect the firm from any negative impacts you may open them up to. As long as your interests align with the firm’s interests, HR will back you.
4. Nobody cares for you or treats you like a human being. Be it health issues, family issues, or personal issues; their top priority is to resolve dependencies and get the machine running again.
He also shared some tips such as: Work smart, but appear to work hard; always maintain communication with your managers, and document everything in writing in case everything goes down. He further outlined many other aspects of corporate life and how you can deal with it.
Social media users praised his post and said, “OP, great post. The correct flair is ‘Career advice’ and not ‘Workplace toxicity.’ Making this change for the first and last time for you. Thank you for your contribution.”
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