First of all I'm not sure why this is in the Game section.
But regardless, OP you seem to have the predisposition to become the corporate Robin Hood I described in the workplace observations thread (to which this thread is turning into a dupe).
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Once you get more work experience you'll see the same thing over and over - people vastly overinflate their actual value. You'll even see this in food service where some lowly line cook or busser who shows up to work high every day harbors some idea that they're the one really doing all the heavy lifting and the manager is just a lazy pig who sits around doing nothing while the restaurant would crumble the next day if they left. Same shit in retail with cashiers and floor staff. People who don't think creatively or deal with people as part of their job description make excellent armchair managers.
In office jobs people who simply do their job correctly get the same idea. This happens because so many people are woefully inadequate that someone who is perfectly adequate but nothing else gets the impression that they are somehow special. If this person gets some positive reinforcement it just makes it worse (OMG, my manager said I'm doing great and told me to keep up the good work!). In all these cases negative emotions build up and either manifest themselves slowly or explode all at once. You don't want to even take one step down that road.
If they see potential in you then they'll create a role for you in which they feel you'll be able to develop that potential. Otherwise there will be some set progression for people to advance. For example in retail exceptional cashiers become an inventory associate and have duties associated with shipping and receiving incorporated into their work. If they excel in this capacity they may get recommended for management training and start off as an operations manager from which they can progress to GM then become an area/district manager or move into corporate etc.
As others have noted, since the work you do probably isn't especially skilled or specialized your personality matters as much or more than what you actually do. If you're patient, pleasant, respectful of authority, smile often, don't get emotional, handle "stressful" situations calmly, and deal with customers well then this is what will set you apart from the rank and file who flip out over the slightest change in routine transactions.
Also, I consider a year to be a meaningful and non-arbitrary unit of time. People have seasonal mood disorders etc. so you can't really know a person too well before a year elapses. I say the first step is to do stand out work for a year and not rock the boat. See if you feel you're headed anywhere. In my case I worked for a year and a half before I started testing the market. I got a good offer from another company and told my employer I'd stay if they matched it - they countered with something much lower so I put in my 2 weeks right then and there.
Bottom line - don't let your ego convince you that you're more valuable than you really are. Focus on how you do your work instead of just doing it. You don't need to be friends with everyone but be on good terms with people, be friendly and personable. Don't indulge the thoughts that motivated you to start this thread. Practice mindfulness - there are books about this by Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chogyam Trungpa etc. that are written in very simple language. You don't need to be a Buddhist and it's really more about keeping your thoughts and emotions in check than any religious practice.
But regardless, OP you seem to have the predisposition to become the corporate Robin Hood I described in the workplace observations thread (to which this thread is turning into a dupe).
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Once you get more work experience you'll see the same thing over and over - people vastly overinflate their actual value. You'll even see this in food service where some lowly line cook or busser who shows up to work high every day harbors some idea that they're the one really doing all the heavy lifting and the manager is just a lazy pig who sits around doing nothing while the restaurant would crumble the next day if they left. Same shit in retail with cashiers and floor staff. People who don't think creatively or deal with people as part of their job description make excellent armchair managers.
In office jobs people who simply do their job correctly get the same idea. This happens because so many people are woefully inadequate that someone who is perfectly adequate but nothing else gets the impression that they are somehow special. If this person gets some positive reinforcement it just makes it worse (OMG, my manager said I'm doing great and told me to keep up the good work!). In all these cases negative emotions build up and either manifest themselves slowly or explode all at once. You don't want to even take one step down that road.
If they see potential in you then they'll create a role for you in which they feel you'll be able to develop that potential. Otherwise there will be some set progression for people to advance. For example in retail exceptional cashiers become an inventory associate and have duties associated with shipping and receiving incorporated into their work. If they excel in this capacity they may get recommended for management training and start off as an operations manager from which they can progress to GM then become an area/district manager or move into corporate etc.
As others have noted, since the work you do probably isn't especially skilled or specialized your personality matters as much or more than what you actually do. If you're patient, pleasant, respectful of authority, smile often, don't get emotional, handle "stressful" situations calmly, and deal with customers well then this is what will set you apart from the rank and file who flip out over the slightest change in routine transactions.
Also, I consider a year to be a meaningful and non-arbitrary unit of time. People have seasonal mood disorders etc. so you can't really know a person too well before a year elapses. I say the first step is to do stand out work for a year and not rock the boat. See if you feel you're headed anywhere. In my case I worked for a year and a half before I started testing the market. I got a good offer from another company and told my employer I'd stay if they matched it - they countered with something much lower so I put in my 2 weeks right then and there.
Bottom line - don't let your ego convince you that you're more valuable than you really are. Focus on how you do your work instead of just doing it. You don't need to be friends with everyone but be on good terms with people, be friendly and personable. Don't indulge the thoughts that motivated you to start this thread. Practice mindfulness - there are books about this by Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chogyam Trungpa etc. that are written in very simple language. You don't need to be a Buddhist and it's really more about keeping your thoughts and emotions in check than any religious practice.