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How you feel/what you think privately is very different to how you present yourself to your employer. Being predominantly interested in compensation is a goal b
by synicalx 4y ago
How you feel/what you think privately is very different to how you present yourself to your employer. Being predominantly interested in compensation is a goal best served by presenting yourself to employers as whatever it is they want you to be.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoSure, everyone maintains a boundary between the workplace and their private life or inner thoughts. Being adaptable and agreeable will get you somewhat far in the short term. Constantly thinking about your compensation and trying to optimize it by manipulating your employer doesn't sound like a great way to live, though. Learning how to say no is a very important skill. I think it's even better for compensation to find positions in which you are an inherently good fit to create value, and then negotiate to a level of compensation favorable enough that you don't need to think about it for a while. As the Rolling Stone song goes, "You can't always get what you want; But if you try sometimes, well, you might find; You get what you need".
- synicalx 4y agoYeah agreed - you might be stuck in a job you don't necessarily like but you can stick it out for a reasonable length of time and maybe earn some good money until something better comes along by playing along but you're not going to be happy with that long term. You could also use it as a stepping stone; be adaptable in the short term to build experience and salary, then you're in a stronger position further down the line when negotiating for the job you actually want.
- darkerside 4y agoThe easiest way to make someone think you care about something is to actually care about it.
- synicalx 4y agoIt can be very hard to care about something that is inherently boring, 99% of companies don't work on anything that you could consider exciting.