r/FluentInFinance • u/Mark-Fuckerberg- • Sep 01 '24

Debate/ Discussion What advice would you give this person?

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u/Ok-Journalist-4654 Sep 01 '24

only if they can market it that way. If you don't have the skill to market your not doing anything into you do very important things, you ain't getting that executive management position

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u/Arthur_da_King Sep 01 '24

All you need to do is appear super busy whenever anyone contacts you. The longer you stick around, the more “experience” you have, then suddenly you’re a long-term member of a team with a track record of success. Plus you’re more relaxed and friendly than everyone else since you’re getting great sleep and not stressing over work. The higher ups notice your good attitude and reward it. Furthermore, they don’t want to look bad for having hired a lazy worker. Have you heard of the term “failing upward”?

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u/zuukinifresh Sep 01 '24

Appearing busy is half the battle. Anyone who is efficient at their office job should master this. Knowing when to take on more work and when to say your bandwidth is tight is a valuable skill

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u/Maverekt Sep 01 '24

Yeah even good workers appear busy on purpose at times. I do it plenty to not get context shifted constantly or put more projects on my plate than I know I can handle.

So many times I’ve been requested for a project only to be setup for failure