"You can only pull off that bullshit if you are part of the tribe; when you're an outsider, that behavior lights up the organizations' immune response." This,

"You can only pull off that bullshit if you are part of the tribe; when you're an outsider, that behavior lights up the organizations' immune response." This, this, one thousand times this! When I first started with my current job, I had lots of free time, a technical background, and a desire to carve a place for myself. So in the first week I went through the whole website and invoiced where I felt there were some easily fixable UI/UX problems that could make things feel better and possibly get us more clients. Sent that list up the chain of command. Nobody cared. Fast forward a year: I've learned the culture, how to work with the people involved, and I'm being shifted to a more hands on role with the product decision making. I've learned how to work in the system, so now I'm able to expand my sphere of influence.