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Ask Slashdot: What Do You Wish You'd Known Starting Your First "Real" Job?
itwbennett writes: ITworld's Josh Fruhlinger asked seasoned (and some not-so-seasoned) tech professionals what they wished they knew back when they were newly minted graduates entering the workforce. Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the best advice has more to do with soft skills than with tech skills. To wit: 'When [managers] say they are suggesting you do something, it's not really a suggestion — it is an order disguised as a suggestion. Plain-speaking is a lost art at big companies and corporate double talk is the name of the game.' What's your best piece of advice for the newest among you?
She'll end up being the ex-wife.
I was right all the time from day one. But no matter where I go, these morons I'm surrounded by just don't see it, and give me crap work to do when I should be running things MY way.
What asshole modded this "funny"?
Bender: "Oh wait, you're serious! Let me laugh even harder! BWAHAHAHA"