Xiao Ming is a young man from an ordinary family who joined a foreign company after graduation. When he first started working, he didn't know anything about the rules of the workplace, only hard work. But.
He found that no matter how hard he worked, promotions and salary increases were very slow, while those with good family backgrounds and hard backgrounds could soar. Xiao Ming felt very dazed and frustrated.
One day, Xiao Ming's mentor, Manager Qin, called him to talk and told him gently: "Xiao Ming, you have excellent work ability, but if you want to succeed in the workplace, you only rely on work.
It's not enough, you have to master the unspoken rules of the workplace. These unspoken rules may seem unjust, but the reason for their existence is the weakness of human nature. Understand these unspoken rules.
then you will be better able to survive in the workplace. ”
Manager Qin told Xiao Ming three unspoken rules for doing things. The first unspoken rule is to "befriend the powerful". Manager Qin said that in the workplace, people who are on the rise will establish themselves with the powerful.
Relationship, this relationship can be through family background, or it can be a network of people who have worked hard to get through. These elites can provide opportunities, resources, and support, and it is difficult to achieve much in the workplace without making friends.
The second unspoken rule is "leading the way." Manager Qin told Xiao Ming that most leaders like to be complimented and cared for, which is a kind of human nature. Therefore, take the initiative to care about the leadership of the family and the prosperity.
Hobbies, the right amount of compliments at the right time, can make the leader favor you to different degrees, so that you will be prioritized for promotions and salary increases.
The third unspoken rule is "emotional intelligence first". Manager Qin said that in the workplace, emotional intelligence is more important than ability. People who can speak well and are not surprised are more likely to be appreciated and favored by leaders.
So as to get the opportunity to be promoted.
Xiao Ming was eye-opening after hearing this, and thanked Manager Qin for his careful guidance. Since then, he has become more sleek and sophisticated in the workplace. By making some colleagues with good family backgrounds, Xiao Ming got to know.
Quite a few powerful people. He took the initiative to establish a personal relationship with the leader, carefully observed the leader's preferences, and his working life became much smoother.
Xiao Ming's story reflects some of the unspoken rules of the current workplace. We should not reject these seemingly immoral rules altogether, let alone be naïve enough to rely on mere hard work to succeed. The cleverness lies in understanding these rules and maintaining one's own principles. In this realistic and imperfect society, we can conform to the rules while actively striving for them to be more fair and reasonable. The sooner we get the hang of it, the faster we can get rich, which is undoubtedly a shortcut to our growth in the workplace.