One thing that I did not know about corporate world before joining it

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More pro players of Table tennis in my office than in International TT Championship

Perceptions matter. Loyalties change. Depth shows. Your “yes” unless it’s a “no” – is taken for granted. No one is going to be more invested in your growth than you. We overestimate our self-worth. Entitlement is gender, age, demographics, seniority designation, and role agnostic. Power play is real. Ego tripping is real. You will hear “do as I say” as equally as never hearing “I know it, more than you” even if it’s never said. Promotion and growth have different meanings to different people. High from salary is short-lived. You make very few REAL friends. Micromanagement is as real as macromanagement. You need to learn sideways, diagonal, and bottom-up management too.

There is something called as Garden Leave - a practice where an employee who is leaving a job is asked to stay away from work during their notice period, but still receives their pay and benefits

The same company can have different cultures at two locations.

Everyone is an actor - trying to show that they are busy

Culture >> Money

Most of the people have little to no understanding on what they're working on. They are just going with the flow

Baap ki dukaan wali life sukoon deti

You have to lick your boss even when he acts dumb!

That people matter more than money and profits. Long term connections are more important than short term financial goals.

1. HR works for employer and not you 2. We are all employees and not a family 3. Hard work gets you more work

In Corporate, Everyone is not your Friend So Set limits in professional relations

Ruins Personal life....

Hard work trumps talent. Tenured middle management is always bootlickers with no skill. Human Resources isn’t for the employee it’s for the companies protection.

That even gossip is sometimes engineered. The lengths people will go to put knifes in your back if they detect you as a 'threat' will put your idea of humanity to shame.

Quick Call Doesn't Mean Quick 🥲 My last Quick Cal lasted 4 hours

The Agency Problem - the conflict of interests between shareholders and employees

Your honesty maybe helpful for spiritual growth but not for corporate growth!

Smooth Talking or just Random BS talking and Buttering works more than actual skills