Do you "play the game" at work?

I like games.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'd suck my bosses' balls if I could.

I'm self employed.

Then hire some employees and get ya balls sucked off them

You need to play a certain amount of 'the game' to look after your own best interests, but you also need to be able to stick up for yourself and take 'the man' to task too. That's something I think I've balanced out over the past couple of years.

Ireland favours people who play the game, we're too lazy and apathetic in our work lives to judge people on merit. I've been the guy who tells my bosses off and it's **** on actual good work I've done. You get no thanks being a rebel without a cause. It's a dumb naive attitude, not brave and rebellious as it's often made out to be.

I never 'played the game' in any job I had. My mentality was always screw the job. They are employing me now but could be sent down the road in 6 months.

No which is partly why I don't get promoted but I'd rather go home early and do important stuff instead.

Like right now I'm sitting in my pants, eating chocolate and watching Barcelona while my colleagues will all be in work for at least another hour or so

There's being successful at all costs and there's being able to look at yourself in the mirror in the morning.
So, no, I don't play 'the game'

dobman88 wrote: »

Yes, im not in work to make friends, im there to climb the ladder, quickly, and look after myself. Promotion would mean more money with a lighter work load so if I hang a few people on the way it wouldn't bother me

This man has obviously never been promoted before

Sofiztikated wrote: »

On the other hand, it does seem like the ones that do well, don't particularly give a fúck about the work.

In my experience, many business people who climb the ladder just play the game, suck up the right people, hang the right people, take credit for other peoples work and are generally worse than useless at their job, and I mean criminally inept. They also seem to be people with no friends or life outside of work

krudler wrote: »

Nope, I come in, do my job and go home. There's way too much bullsh1t and drama and cliquey behaviour in here as it is.

Me too.
And God help anyone who tries to hang me or grass on me. I hate snakes.