Is it possible to solve interesting tech problems at work and not have office politics?
Apr 13
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New grad here feeling jaded by work culture and work life.
Focused on studies at school and kept away from drama. Can I just do the same - focus on producing great work without all this politics stuff?
Is politics this common and normal?#culture #officelife #workplace
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It’s much easier to keep your head down and focus on technical work at a large company.
At the end of the day, everything meaningful we do is for OTHER PEOPLE, not robots or ourselves. Try to ask yourself "how can I use my skills to be useful?" instead of "how can I be successful?"
Rest and vest feels like getting money and then I’ll retire and then what? I’ve always sought fulfilment from work rather than hobbies so I wouldn’t know what to do if I retired early
For money do some contract gigs.
Things that you refer to are the people who are into open source and also want recognition for their work. When you have expectations you are bound to be disappointed by someone.