When I tried to give my best, I was overwhelmed with work and daily on the verge of burnout. Suddenly everything is better ever since I stopped being one of those who try to know as much as possible.
If you don't want to be overwhelmed with work, the secret is to look as incompetent as possible or to pretend that you don't know much, but definitely be as polite as possible?
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when you do work and stay quiet fine. when you explain to others and VP listen it becomes a problem for the group you help out to get the job done. It becomes obvious and must be avoided. If people ask you, put your nMe on it and the directors will avoid to solve the problem and ask you. I just cannot follow this advise myself and stay busy. I work for competitor, so the problem of the poster is universal.
Yep, the people who don't engage are basically left alone or ignored while staying on the payroll and maybe earning 1% less than the hero's who keep running into the burning building to rescue the management team from experiencing the consequences of their mind blowing stupid decisions.
The original poster is giving sage wisdom on how to become a director at Seagate.
If you appear competent, work will be piled on you and many things will be blamed on you. I made the mistake of trying to be a 'team player' and burnt out badly. Somehow being incompetent saves you from a lot of expectations, pressure, and stress - while still keeping you safe from layoffs.
Don't worry, you have unlimited vacation.
Haha. Yeah, there’s something to that. I’m getting burned out now. If you are seen hammering away at getting the job done, suddenly everyone around you will think their problem looks like another nail to line up for you.