I work at a megacorp doing uninspiring average software work. I found quickly that people would pigeon hole me and profile me based on very small comments - I

I work at a megacorp doing uninspiring average software work. I found quickly that people would pigeon hole me and profile me based on very small comments - I now play everything close to the vest and even sometimes advocate for agendas I don't really care about to smoke screen. This has been very effective at rehabilitating my coworkers view of me. I found out right away that people will judge me for being unorthodox when I first started and it really cost me a lot.