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don’t go to unpaid work functions
I got chewed out for not going to a company bowling party once because I was working that night and asked for overtime if I went. I was doing security patrols which in that job meant 12-hour overnight shifts that were mostly driving, and I refused to lose 3 hours of sleep so I could go out before work. The HR lady or whatever she was couldn't understand why I refused to go even though she so thoughtfully planned it outside of work hours. Oh, forgot to mention, she and the other admin people were on the clock of course, just not us night shifters.
"If I'm not being paid, I'm not coming" is something i make clear with my bosses early on. It doesn't ingratiate me to mgmt, but i already tried the "team player" route and it's an investment with no fucking returns.
I'm too old to fuck around. I'm tired of corpo-speak. im only there to get paid, so miss me with that off-hours shit. i have plenty of friends and bossman aint never gonna be one of em.
yep, I think age plays a large role
companies love to abuse the inexperienced