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[quote=Anonymous]I find it really interested how these comments fall into two very opposing buckets, but really are different sides of the same coin: First, advice that comes from the position that your employer/workplace is always trying to screw you over, and second, advice that comes from the position that the workplace is a game to be won with good strategy.

In the first bucket are the comments that HR Is not your friend, and that "perception, not hard work" is everything, and they're just going to like the "cool" worker who doesn't work hard.  And then there is the bucket of advice of "don't whine to anyone", and essentially "become the cool worker who works smart, not hard".

But it's interesting because the advice in the first bucket was presented on here as essentially "glass half empty" - like, "so long as you know the workplace sucks, you can keep your head up and muddle through".  While the second bucket advice was presented as "glass half full" - like, "Here's how to succeed".

But it's the same advice, different side of the coin: One is "don't trust HR because they suck" while the flip side is "Be no-drama and you'll be liked".  Another is "working hard isn't going to get you anywhere" while the flip side is "working smart will let you rise above the hard working grunts".

So basically the same piece of advice over and over, but one side sees it as "here's why the workplace sucks" and the other side sees it as "here's how to get ahead".  I wonder if the perspectives come from experience, personality, outlook, etc.  I'm assuming a bit of all that.  [/quote]

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