Ten Uncomfortable Life Lessons I Learned from the Corporate World
Doers get paid more.
A corporation is a human experiment.
Watching how people interact in a big company can teach you so much about life — both good and bad.
I’ve worked in corporate for a good chunk of my life. It’s taught me a lot. I have seen people rise to unbelievable heights. I’ve also seen people bring others down, and lose everything, over and over again.
Who you are outside of corporate life will determine what good you can do for a big company. You can have all the innovative thinking, business degrees, and network of power connections you like. It all means nothing if you don’t pay attention to who you show up as at work.
How do I know?
I was a red power-tie wearing knob in a black pinstripe suit, driving a BMW, lost in a world of selfishness and logo-dropping chess porn.
Not anymore. I use corporate. It no longer uses me.
These points will take you right back to the corporate office. Guaranteed or your money back. Pinky promise, double-dare you.
1. Polite assertiveness is a superpower.
I am no badass.
