| > I can't believe I'm the only one thinking this way, I know there are plenty of so-called "clock punchers/pragmatists"[0] who refuse to play the game. So I'm asking you: > how do you pull it off? I'm honest to a fault in every way, with my own personality.
When I'm depressed this is self-destructive, but when I'm happy it seems to invigorating to the team mates and friends around me. This seems to click positively with people in general, gives me a lot of rope ;). Confidence in your own truth, I think is the key one-liner here. > How do you survive? Living true is freeing, the privilege to be able to do it a blessing. But if your 'truth' is that you're a bitter, shitty person. It will kill you. Live true but have your core-motives, your convictions, in order. 'Be a positive influence on everyone and anyone I interact with' is a good start. > What do you tell your managers and your interviewers? Interviews: play the game. Haven't ever tried the snowflake approach to interviews, haven't seen any evidence to give me the confidence needed to pull it off. Managers: truth, it's a slow build before you can dump deep truth on people, but bit by bit, let them know what you're about and WHY. Depending on the temperament of the manager, they either become mates, or they respect/disapprove from a distance. Hopefully you can pull some value from this stranger <3 |