In the vast sea of the workplace, everyone is a boat trying to find a way. Some people go with the flow, while others struggle against the current. I am also a member of this ocean, and I once witnessed an exquisite survival technique in a public institution full of competition and intrigue.
The story of triumph
Triumph, a character who is glamorous on the surface but is well-versed in the human world behind the scenes, his story may give us some inspiration about how to find your place in complex relationships.
Soon after Triumph joined the unit, he demonstrated his double-sided skills. On the occasion of a new employee introduction, he praised the leader endlessly, as if the leader was a rare mentor and friend in his heart. However, just before that, he was still complaining to me privately about the leader's various wrongs.
Look at Triumph's face, it's really incomprehensible. An old colleague secretly said to me during his lunch break.
I just nodded slightly, but I was thinking in my heart, is this kind of person a wise man in the workplace, or is it another display of self-preservation?
The fickle mask
At the year-end party, a drunken and truth-telling colleague began to publicly criticize the leader. Triumph seemed to have become the protector of that colleague, helping him block the wine while persuading, for fear that he would continue to lose his words. However, no one expected that after the party, Triumph was the first to report this colleague's "mistakes" to the leader.
Triumph really knows how to play. "Some people are envious, some people are jealous.
I, on the other hand, am reflecting on whether such behavior is the wisdom of the workplace or a moral degradation?
A master at sowing discord
When there is a conflict within the department, Triumph always plays the role of peacemaker. But behind the scenes, he sowed discord between the two factions, exacerbating the contradictions that could have been reconciled.
Triumph, are you helping or adding to the chaos? "I couldn't help but question him in an inadvertent conversation.
He just smiled lightly, "In this environment, if you don't make some movement, how can you show your presence?" ”
I was silent. His words made me think, am I too naïve, or is this workplace too complicated?
Self-awareness
After all this experience, I began to deeply reflect on whether interpersonal relationships in the workplace really need to be so complicated. Does everyone have to be a triumphant to survive in this environment?
But I prefer to be honest with everyone, even if it seems too simplistic to some. Eventually, I chose to leave that unit, not because I couldn't play the rules there, but because I didn't want to lose myself in the process of playing with relationships.
I believe that everyone will encounter a triumph in their career journey. At this time, will you choose to be the second Triumphant?Or stick to your principles, even if it means you may not be able to stand out in certain environments?
Now, I leave this question to all of you who are navigating the workplace: how do we maintain our true colors in complex interpersonal relationships while still being able to survive without violating our principles?
I hope this story can be a starting point for us to reflect together, how we can sail and find our own direction in the turbulent ocean of the workplace. Let's work together on how to stay true to ourselves and find our own inner peace in the whirlpool of relationships.