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Working In The Corporate World Has Taught Me Corporate People Are Mostly Idiots
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I’ve worked in the corporate world for most of my career. I started my career volunteering in retail shops and warehousing before I got there, and before I got in, corporate people always seemed smart and dare I say, superior to me.
I saw the houses they lived in, and the cars they drove and wanted some of that for myself.
I worked hard to get into the corporate world, but after I had been there for a while, had a few jobs, and met a variety of people, I realised that it’s all just smoke and mirrors and you’re generally surrounded by bumbling idiots.
It’s the most disheartening realisation to come too, as you realise that all the hard work you put in was so you could work in stressful environments with selfish idiots.
The 9–5 Corporate Lifestyle Is A Joke
Let me start off with the corporate 9–5 lifestyle. Most jobs operate in the 9–5 model which is fine if you want to put your job before your personal life. In the UK working 9–5 means that you’ll never be able to accept a delivery, go to a bank, or go to the doctor unless you take time off work.