Really hard to read blog, because the context is often missing. But through reading a few articles it gets more clear. (probably from another article than the

Really hard to read blog, because the context is often missing. But through reading a few articles it gets more clear. (probably from another article than the one linked above) > First thing, do not stick your neck out. This advise always frustrates me. I know it's true, but feel it's really, really hard to implement. a) What do you do if you don't get any direct command from your manager? If you then choose to do nothing you get the negative feedback that you didn't do enough. If you go left, you get the feedback that you should go right. If you go right, you get the feedback that you should go left. If you go straight, you get the feedback that you are too direct. With everything you do, there's automatically, intrinsically something you don't do, and that will be used as negative feedback. b) I don't know about other people, but becoming more successful is really a necessity for me. If you always get negative feedback, how could you progress? So I start hinting at the left and when the negative feedback to go right is incoming I show that I actually moved right. You can believe me, I speak from expeirence, that's when the real shit starts to hit you. Suddenly you are not just a stupid employee, you are also disloyal and an intriguing schemer. You are dangerous and need to get rid off. So apparently that's sticking the neck out. But then, what else to do? If (a) and (b) both is not acceptable, then what is (c)? PS: Also this article. Feels so much like my current situation: http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2012/01/09/rigor/ http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2012/01/09/rigor/