Don’t. Draw. Attention.
Just keep my head down, quietly complete the minimum acceptable requirements, only submit them when their deadlines are imminent. Aim for the equivalent of a “B” on my performance reviews.
Dress plainly, don’t talk about hobbies or personal life, don’t reflect or amplify drama, never volunteer my opinion.
Fuck that, I’m loud as shit (not literally) about the fun stuff I do (live shows, nerd projects, etc). Otherwise, no notes. We got chased by dolphins on a whale watching trip. You think I’m not gonna talk about that? It was awesome.
Start to realise Corp never cares about you and will take advantage of any extra performance you put in.
Then when to times get tough “oops redundancies for y’all”. “oh no we have to keep all the middle and upper management that put us in this position in the first place”. “of course they make the final decision on who is made redundant, that’s part of their job”
My ambition in my 40s
Don’t. Draw. Attention.
Just keep my head down, quietly complete the minimum acceptable requirements, only submit them when their deadlines are imminent. Aim for the equivalent of a “B” on my performance reviews.
Dress plainly, don’t talk about hobbies or personal life, don’t reflect or amplify drama, never volunteer my opinion.
I guess I am mentally 40 now.
Agent 47, for this corporate mission you should avoid attention. Hide in cozy underperformer stealth mode.
Fuck that, I’m loud as shit (not literally) about the fun stuff I do (live shows, nerd projects, etc). Otherwise, no notes. We got chased by dolphins on a whale watching trip. You think I’m not gonna talk about that? It was awesome.
Pretty much been me from my mid 30s
Start to realise Corp never cares about you and will take advantage of any extra performance you put in.
Then when to times get tough “oops redundancies for y’all”. “oh no we have to keep all the middle and upper management that put us in this position in the first place”. “of course they make the final decision on who is made redundant, that’s part of their job”