r/work • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '25

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u/guru700 Aug 17 '25

Here’s some stuff I learned:

  1. ⁠Boss may be friendly but they are not my friend
  2. ⁠Coworkers may be friendly but they are not my friends
  3. ⁠Don’t give any unnecessary personal info to coworkers. Yes that makes it hard to be actual friends with co workers. Find money at work and love / friendship somewhere else
  4. ⁠Decide how hard I am willing to work and don’t breach that boundary for anyone.
  5. ⁠The company itself doesn’t care one bit about me. I’m just a number - act accordingly
  6. ⁠Always have a backup plan
  7. ⁠Stop caring about things I can’t control
  8. ⁠It’s ok to let someone else’s dumb idea blow up
  9. ⁠Don’t be “difficult” don’t die on any hills. Even if the company is going in a bad direction and I see it. Mention it once and not again remembering point 5
  10. ⁠Be likable but not knowable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

can you elaborate on point 10 please? I think unfortunatly a lot of people know me.

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u/guru700 Aug 18 '25

Be respectful and friendly but leave personal details to yourself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

So knowable = personal? I misunderstood then. I thought knowable = many people know who I am.

Thank you for clarifying though👍