We're always getting mixed signals... "if you need to delay, delay. you're the best judge of that." And "we have commitments we have to hit at the end of the quarter."
Half of us can discern corporate messaging and half of us cannot (let us say).
The cynic, the street smart corporate bilinguist hears those two messages and understands plainly that only the latter is true.
The person who takes things at face value is perplexed: They have been told not to hurt themselves, but also told that if they hurt themselves the company will be pleased. How bizarre, to be told opposing requirements, and that half of people are not also perplexed.
> The cynic, the street smart corporate bilinguist hears those two messages and understands plainly that only the latter is true.
It is true that the only message you need to follow is the one said by your own manager (and their manager). But remember, if you follow the manager's message and something fails, this manager will throw YOU under the bus.
The real street smart corporate bilinguist recognizes that blindly following your management makes you vulnerable to become the sucker, fall-guy, doesn't-really-need-promotion-guy.
If your management is dishonest, the only real game out there is a game of dishonesty.
The cynic, the street smart corporate bilinguist hears those two messages and understands plainly that only the latter is true.
The person who takes things at face value is perplexed: They have been told not to hurt themselves, but also told that if they hurt themselves the company will be pleased. How bizarre, to be told opposing requirements, and that half of people are not also perplexed.