The Shocking Secret Corporations Do Not Want You To Know.
Why Your 9-5 Is Killing You and Why You Need To Quit Your Job In Order To Save Your Life…….Like Yesterday.
Continuation from yesterday……I still remember my first corporate job. I was hired as a CFO assistant in a midsized company. I was so excited. The pay was not that great, but I was working directly for the CFO of the company and doing stuff that the rest of the kids in my graduating class could only dream of. I couldn’t wait to apply all of the skills that I have learned in the business school.
Unfortunately, I was young, naive and stupid. At that time I truly believed that I could change the company for the better. I believed that they would listen to my ideas and make suggested adjustments for the betterment of the company and its bottom line. I believed that by showing initiative, showing up early, leaving late and by making the CFO of the company look good I would eventually be rewarded with a higher salary or other perks.
It took about a year for the reality to set it. They didn’t care about any of the things above. All they wanted me to do was to follow corporate rules and regulations, mind my own business and do what I was paid to do. That was until the CFO of the company threw me under a bus for her shortcomings and I was promptly fired a year and a half into my job. Looking back, I certainly deserved to be fired, if for no other reason than being too gullible and too committed for my own good. I didn’t know the secret.
What secret? Well, there is no easy way to swallow the bitter pill, so I am just going to come out and say it.
If you work for someone else and get a regular paycheck, you are a slave.
I know that many people will baulk at such a statement. After all, no one is beating you with a stick nor are there any shackles around your wrists. Yet, the shackles come in many different shapes and forms, even in the form of a Gold Rolex. Let’s take a closer look at some hard to ignore points to prove my assertion.
Do You Have To Ask For Permission?
Do you constantly seek supervisor permission to do anything? Things like going to visit your sick child in the hospital during business hours, taking an early lunch or even using a restroom. If so, I am sorry to tell you, but you are a slave.
Do You Have To Follow Rules & Regulations?
Is there a 100 page employee manual on your desk spelling out every little detail of what you can and cannot do? If so, I am sorry to tell you, but you are a slave.
To Be Continued Tomorrow…..(Why Am I Seeing This On A Financial Website?)
