on people in our offices... Part I - Only if the pieces fit together

You grow if that helps your boss grow...

You stay if your company or boss needs you...

You get staffed into good roles cause (You are good - that's your illusion) you are needed in the role..

and the moment these pieces don't fit together - you are replaced.

This is an important lesson of corporate life. The SOUR TRUTH.  And it's important not to forget this every day you pick your bag and leave for the office that feels like home Or log onto your laptops connecting to the virtual world of friends and well wishers (which you also when overflowing with emotions call family but who are mostly just colleagues ).

And today I am in the mood to delve deeper into this subject and share some experiences.

There are two kinds of people@work 1) Like my husband 2) Like me

The one like my husband keep a track of every ounce of energy spent on office and ensure they are appropriately compensated. The control is in their hands. They believe in the 'REAL' world -- politics, back stabbing, playing with words, planning and plotting. And it turns out, they have things their way.

And the one's like me have a blind faith in the fairness of the system. You get adequately compensated for what you put in is their mantra.  Alas only to find out it's not so. But they console themselves, continue to reassure themselves that what they receive is what they deserve - however deceiving that may sound. And they often tell themselves that ''My wonderful supervisor  is making the world go round to ensure I am adequately rewarded and am happy". Not ever doubting and wondering how the rewards coincide with you being in two roles, since your colleague is going on maternity leave or has just resigned, yet delivering to your teams or bosses committed goals. Not ever questioning your Boss when s/he mentions the effort they put in to get you the rewards totally surpassing the super late nights and very early mornings and family feuds you dealt with while ensuring the project was impeccably executed. All in the pursuit of not wavering from your values and belief in the fairness of the world.

Someone told me once - We don't choose our parents and that choice doesn't always seem fair... How can we then assume that the world is a fair place when the beginning of our life isn't a fair start.

Eventually, irrespective of which category of people@work you belong to - probably the end point of your careers may be very similar. However each choice comes with it's disadvantages and you have to be prepared to deal with them.

I would be keen to hear from you on the choices you made - that will may be help me make my choices. So please do share.