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If I was truly myself in an interview I would have never gotten a job. I believe that people who are most successful in the corporate ladder are those that are
by 5350-uiop-1130 5y ago
If I was truly myself in an interview I would have never gotten a job.
I believe that people who are most successful in the corporate ladder are those that are able to be completely pathologically "fake".
- throwaway889900 5y agoAh, an in-the-wild explanation of the Gervais Principle.
- hiptobecubic 5y agoThis is a pretty common refrain from people who can't comprehend what it means to work with other people that have feelings and beliefs that don't jive with them. If no one would ever hire "the real you," it seems pretty plausible to me that the real you is terrible. I get that that's something you can't control without faking it, but at least realize that this isn't true for everyone.
- 5350-uiop-1130 5y agoI totally disagree. The real me is not "terrible". I'm just a normal person, I have good days and bad days. Some days I'm energetic, up for the challenge, other days I'm lazy and don't want to talk to anyone. I don't think that makes me a "terrible" person as you suggest. But if I present the full range of my personality, no employer will take that risk. If you believe so, then you're naive.