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shaqalonzo
Apr 9, 2009

by Peatpot
I've found the best way to survive a corporate nightmare is to simply act the part of a smiling idiot. Be extremely nice to everyone, but feign difficulty with even the most trivial tasks. Pretty soon people won't even bother giving you poo poo to do, they'll just think, "Nah, ______ probably can't do this without a lot of help. Besides, he's such a nice guy. I'll just go ahead and do it or give it to that other guy." Before long your responsibilities will have shrunk drastically but you should be too well-liked for anyone to notice/care.

Of course, you're not likely to get promoted this way, and if you've got layoffs going around it could be risky. But if you're just biding your time at XYZ Corp, give it a try!

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