Can you recollect the last time you received a promotion or is that too far-fetched for your aching memory?
Nightmares or insomnia, this one can come back to haunt you especially if you have made no deal with a certain Lady called Luck. My unbiased opinion of this elusive Lady is that she is pretty choosy with her friends. The last time I checked she was not having drinks with losers who thought nothing of their dreams.
So how do you trick her into believing that you are worth the trouble? Seems pretty heady, but meaningless options can kill your spirit and send you spiraling to the bottomless pits of despair. The rules of the game are antagonizing and self-destructive, but for your sake let me unravel some of the most common of the lot and you can treat them as a reference from the supreme book of moral contradictions….
Rule 1. Suck up to the boss and keep his ego on the top floor
Rule 2. Work late and lose your personal space to the vagaries of the corporate world
Rule 3. Always agree with the boss and his most illogical ideas
Rule 4. Work long-hours and do not complain until something comes your way
Rule 5. Demand a promotion until you get it
Rule 6. Get rid of all the competition at work and crown yourself the king of the mountain
Rule 7. Run errands for the boss’s wife and garner incomparable brownie points
Rule 8. Party all night with the boss even though you have dark circles around your eyes
Rule 9. Accept sexual advances even if they are repulsive and grossly unacceptable
Rule 10, 11, 12, 13….. The list of rules are endless and the strategy changes each day. So the question arises of whether this is morally acceptable?
Common sense prevailing, an apt answer seems all too easy. I say welcome to the world of inflated ego’s and bloated bellies. Voila we have a very dark side to this lady we call Luck. From where I stand Lady luck has been in cahoots with the boss since time immemorial and if you did not know that, it just explains why you are where you are.
The moral of the story is in using what works for you without completely selling your soul at the altar of success. This ought to keep you sane and somewhat accomplished in the art of self-denial.
