Sorry about the audio gap mid-video - no idea what happened there. "the guy who got hired in the cube next to you has 10 less years of experience, yet is making 10k more than you, because that's the nature of the job market. Of course, your company won't adjust your salary to reflect this"
I wish others in my life had the balls to tell the truth earlier about the hell I would have to go through for a lousy paycheck.Thanks for telling it like it is, Bryan.
Likewise. Im gonna say learn this stuff early on sock away as much cash as u can AND pay CASH for a house/cars. Then toxic ppls actions wont have as big of an impact on you. They might even give up on you entirely & throw dirt on some OTHER defenseless person. Sad the workplace is like that in alot of places.
I did everything right. Worked extra hours, took on extra projects, etc...not with the expectation of getting promoted or a raise; it just seemed like the right thing to do and was part of being a "good" employee. Then, one day, my entire department was demoted to align with business practices followed by a division in a lower cost state. I took my 30 years of experience and niche technical skills learned on the job to another company that values my input. I try to do the best job I can for my own integrity but I will no logger feel loyalty or obligation to a business I don't own beyond what is required by my job description.
Yep. This is why the "just work hard, you'll get rewarded / promoted" mantra doesn't work. As you said, you should work hard for YOURSELF, and because you have a strong work ethic. But working extra hard to impress a boss with the expectation that you will get some big promotion? No.
@@izzo2998 Yupe!! Work hard because that is your nature and do it for yourself! F the boss and your employer because they have no loyalty for you/towards you!!
You shouldn't do shit for anyone who wouldn't do the same for you. Keep in mind that most businesses aren't even profit motivated. Like the things they do aren't even done purely to try and make profit. Because profit is a gamble. You don't see these guys throwing around dumb ideas and being super optimistic. They're very grumpy, they're always trying to cut costs, place blame, they're scared man-children CLINGING to the THOUGHT of their business more than what they're actually creating or generating in wealth. They're in a groundhog day loop of misery, don't get sucked in with them. You do the bare minimum, you lie, you sass, gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. I will never ever do anything to be a nice guy for the company again after I wanted to die working a full time job after the breakup with my fiance. Trapped in loneliness and despair yet still having this job to go too. Child rapists don't get punished that severely. And whose punishing you? YOU. Cause you keep telling yourself you gotta be a good person. By whose standards? Exes that don't care? Dumbass parents? Awful employers?
It all boils down to favoritism. If your manager or your managers manager doesn't like you, you're already in trouble. On the other hand if you're well liked by management, you're set. Speaking from experience I've been in both situations. Build passive income and continue to do so to the point you can walk away from the 9-5 grind. Otherwise you're a slave to the grind and traded your dreams for whatever they're paying you.
Favoritism... BINGO! I am not a good A** kisser, never have been, never will be, but that is what is boils down to and I just was in that situation lol crazy 💩 but sadly, it is the reality of it.
@@janelleetsitty36idgaf. I have kissed ass but nothing crazy. It’s just a game so I have played it. I’m now financially secure so I have dialed that down significantly since I don’t really need them now.
which, if true, ultimately undermines the notions of merit and the point in the video about driving bottom-line results as a business priority. It can't be both.
Yes and it matters not what you do, appraisals are extremely subjective even with those "KPIs". Bosses can set favourable KPIs for their pets and acknowledge whatever little accomplishments they make, whereas you can do way more and achieve much more but as long as they don't acknowledge it in appraisals it means nothing. Employee appraisals are not "objective" as they claim for sure
You have to kiss your bosses ass. That’s also how you play the game. Yes good point. You need management on your side. My whole team tried to get my fired by complaining to HR about me. My boss and the director had my back. They liked me. They like how I treated people and worked hard. I had their favor over my jealous coworkers. It saved my job…
"you have to look out for yourself first and foremost because nobody else is gonna do it for you" Facts. Took a burnout for me to figure it out. In my early 20s I was a sucker for the good old "if you just work hard enough you'll get recognized" mantra. Now I wish I'd spent that time just getting by at my entry level job and spending more energy on learning new skills + networking to eventually have more options.
Good for you. Yes, the "work hard you will get promoted" thing does not work anymore. There are too many variables at play. It's best to do your best work every day, then go home.
@@izzo2998 Damn right. Open any applicant pool at these companies & theyre probably all related to the mgmt! Every position in todays labor market has eyes (someone else) on it from all angles. Positions just been filled & theyre thinking "we've found a better hire how do we get rid of the 1 we just hired?" I knew a lady that was awful with the computer & data entry was part of the job. Not sure how they found out but they told her to trash her "handbook & welcome packet". 😁🤣Invest! Early on folks!
Yep it's profit over people. Sick toxic exploitative companies. This is why people started that quiet quitting or job hopping because you aren't rewarded.
I experienced all of this in 2019. After 20 years of service, laid off, then given a 3-month severance package, and showed the door. Wasted my time being loyal to a Major corporate company. Now I am focused on me, and growing my personal business.
I'm paid well but am not happy as I just don't like my manager. Having an adversarial manager who also micromanages sucks the life out of you. But then I found out that the open position in our department had over 100 applicants and realized that that's what I'd be facing if I resigned and applied for another position. So I will stick it out as long as I can but am saving money like crazy in case things don't go well.
I agree 💯 with this. I tell my coworkers this and they don’t like to hear it. I tell them corporate sees us as a number on a spreadsheet, not as people, and will delete us whenever the need arises. My only loyalty is to my well-being.😅
So glad I retired early. My name was on the "list" for raising too many issues. They made overtures after I left for me to come back and handle the tech issues that I warned about while I was there. They could not offer enough for me to come back. I do agree that the most successful people are the ones who have learned to game the system.
I completely agree with you. As an average employee, I have to start looking after myself. Because at the end of the day, the company is a business and it will do what it can to minimize expenses, while driving up productivity and revenue which means it will not hesitate to lay off employees if it comes down to it no matter how long you’ve been with the company.
I was employed at one company for over 9 and a half years. I was accused of being the bosses favorite for a while. Then, after enough people complained, the favoritism merely swung in the other direction. It was part of having coworkers in wealthy families.
I love how frank and straight to the point you are in this video, bc this is SO ACCURATE!! I was honestly just contemplating about leaving my corporate role to start my own business since I’m just 6 months in and already seeing some reoccurring red flags w/ management. It’s just becoming more of a dog-eat-dog type of world in the average workplace unfortunately.
The motto I live by is, "take no prisoners, take no s***" with work. I have two other income streams, I don't care about advancement and it's just money. The whole job thing sadly is purely transactional. Great vid Bryan!
Same here. Do not care about advancement. Don’t need advancement, don’t even need a job. They are just nice to pop into occasionally for extra living money.
Yup learned it the hard way. Was promised a promotion but end up getting passed on. Saw how easily a VP's relative got promoted, a boss's "friend" got promoted etc.. and all i got was promises. Decided to quit during the great resignation after X many years and was the best thing that i ever did. Saw how underpaid i was when they post my pos with the current market salary. But now I am happy that I made the jump - got the promotion + bump in pay. I was hesitant at first because i do like my old coworkers but it got me thinking, they don't pay my bills and that i have to do what's good for me and my future. Lesson learned. Loyalty should go both ways.
All too often your boss can lay you off on a whim telling you there's "no work left for you to do" and/or say that they're "cutting expenses." Then roughly a month or less later they either readvertise your job or the boss hires his cousin.
I always knew when a boss tells you "don't discuss salary" it's a huge red flag. They make it look like they are paying you more than the next guy but that isn't the case. I learned that while I was working 60 hours a week doing everything I asked a co-worker was making $3hr more and only working on average 32 hours a week with the occasional 40 hours.
They WILL tend to work the lower hr wage person more. IDK how $3 /HR difference correlates to anything if the other person has more experience. Maybe they kissed that persons @ss harder & they promised them no forced OT or something!
The worst things is when workplaces get to be like high school cliques, especially women, gossipy ,petty and jealous, they make life miserable for other people ,the fat ones are notoriously mean, self conscience, brown noses the worst, they together people that they can control, love it when they get their karma like a layoff, 🎉
It’s a good thing you’ll be doing the same job with the same salary give it take 1-3% per year for the rest of your life. Advancing professionally is all about ass kissing and politics.
It can be such a turn-off for some people that they want nothing to do with the game. It's a passion killer that can drive people to seek roles with minimal office politics
Amen. The stress involved with having to run everything yourself is so much less than being under the thumb of an employer who will toss you out like trash instantly.
“Life isn’t fair, but isn’t that comforting? What if life were fair, and we actually deserved all the horrible things that happen to us?” - Marcus Cole
Part of this is due to the decline of unions in the private sector. Only 6 percent of private sector employees belong to unions whereas inthe 1950's it was 50 percent. I always encourage my students to consider work in the public sector.
@@AlexJames-jv3em Not in blue states and our benefits are amazing and we have a pension. I pay nothing out of my paycheck for my medical benefits and get step raises every year. More people should consider the public sector for job security.
@@fremontpathfinder8463 You might be right: I've only had experience with red states. I've heard that the federal government pays well, though the cost of living around D.C. is high too.
@@AlexJames-jv3em In CA we have lots of good high paying union work- from teaching, to the LA Sheriff to the Department of Water and Power to local, county and state government. The key is having a skill and continuing to update your skills.
@@TheLily97232 he wouldn't be his own master. He still has people to answer to which is either his investors, customers or clients. People act like self employment is complete freedom it's not
Its videos like these that he makes I started watching a few years ago that are red pill advice pieces that changed my career and changed my life for the better.
The job/labor market is so much worse than being just unfair, it is corrupt, nepotistic, evil, wicked, denigrating and humiliating. It is all one big game of having to complete so many pages online and never hearing from the employer. This corrupt game must be resolved in favor of a more equitable system.
Yes absolutely! The job market/modern workplace is beyond saving. Its no wonder alternative means of employment like gigs, entrepreneurship is not just on the rise, but soon to be a necessity in achieving economic success.
Right, and none of that has anything to do with being financially beneficial. I think many people just can't handle the reality of being captive to psychopaths who are toying with them just for jollies. Its not about money
I wised up when I started getting effective paycuts due to inflation (esp because the company was and is enjoying record profits) and started taking that time back by showing up late and taking long lunches every day. No one has hassled me about it.
B> Hello. Each point is the truth. Strategic planning, networking, playing the game, free agent. Again, all factual truths of the workplace today. Keep it up.
This is what family and schools do not teach us. Sadder is family thinking that education alone is enough to succed. No. Be selfish, egoist, cover you food plate, explain little ask more, do not go out with colleagues except for food only (no booz), do not badmouth, do not engage in small chit-chats.
"Do not badmouth." That commandment is hard for me. I've broken it many times. I can only take so much bs and frustration before it bubbles to the surface. At one job, I wrote a one-star review on Glassdoor at a company I was employed with. I even told co-workers to look at it. The company was desperate for workers, so they couldn't just kick me to the curb. When I finally gave my two-weeks notice, they asked what took me so long.
The worst part about these realities is that as soon as someone moves 2-3 steps up on the corporate ladder, they start to act as if they themselves are the c-suite execs and shareholders. They start to eat, sleep and sh*t the corporate lingo, they become their number one cheerleaders, and they'll do anything to keep the little amount of power they are in. It's so sad and frustrating, because in most cases, they are closer to people at the "bottom" than they likely will ever be to the top. But just like HR, they have to work for or protect the company, by increasing profit and productivity and reducing liabilities, because once you start on the path of "leadership" you're now made responsible for the team you work with, even if they're not given the tools to succeed just like you said. You're right, it's all a stupid game.
I have found the workplace atmosphere at childcare centers extremely toxic. Gossip. Pettiness. Backstabbing. Drama constantly brewing. Whining and complaining about job duties.. All the while with management turning a blind eye to what's going on in the center.
Working in child care for 6 years taught me never trust an adult who is mean to children or is mean to other adults in front of children. They're the real bullies. Also, never let anyone micromanage you especially if they aren't your boss. These types of people are trouble and can get you fired.
The “workplace” will see a huge shift in the years/decades to come…even more so than it already has… Mainly, BS companies/managers (big and small) will STRUGGLE MORE to find GOOD people… GOOD people will go out on their own or flee BS companies riddled with politics, cronyism and “unfairness”… Call me “visionary”….MANY things we have seen in the last 30-40 years will come to an end within the next decade… For now, it is wise to spend time and resources to gain skills that will make one INDIVIDUALLY RESILIENT for what is to come. Think INDIVIDUAL not HERD….that trend has started and is likely to continue and gain strength…
I wish I could give two thumbs up for this video. Companies focus too much on cutting costs instead of improving the business. They should decide if financial targets are more important than contractual obligations, or should they maximize profits or value
I work hard for myself, not the company. While I’ve been rewarded with more work, I’ve also been given opportunities to work on projects and special tasks that are excellent resume builders which are attractive to other companies willing to pay me more.
Don't fall for that lie lol if you are being asked to do more work then you should paid more. It's simple economics. They are getting more out of you than you are from them. I've been there before
Since day one of my workplace I have been actively buying ownership into the company I work for. They are publicly traded. I know one day I won’t work there anymore either by getting fired or retirement. I choose the latter and go into early retirement. I love it when my bosses yell at me and my fellow coworkers and threatened to fire us if we don’t work faster. As a share owner I can reinstate myself as employee and continue working towards my ultimate goal.
Nice video. People will always get trapped in a never ending rat race if they see themselves as an employee of an organisation who wouldn't mind terminating their positions during a crisis. I believe there is no job security in the corporate world and layoffs can happen suddenly and unexpectedly as well. Hence the only way to have a peaceful life is to start a business or earn money from the markets.
I was once told I could not apply for a position in another group in my company because it would not be fair to make my boss have to replace me. Guess what, three months later he had to replace me. 😊
Your channel has helped bring back some sanity into my life. It’s a journey, and great to have your help along the way. I was never taught or knew about being a “free agent” in my career. Especially in my first corporate role after college. I was so clueless and dependent on the company to take care of me and my needs. I now think completely different about jobs, careers and their role in my life. Thanks again!
Ps regarding unfair work culture as well as inequality. Watch the famous episode of the Simpsons (Homer enemy) featuring Frank Grimes. Grimey worked hard and made sacrifices but expected all the rewards, recognition and validation that you are supposed to get when you do something difficult whereas Homer was the complete opposite and prospered. Grimey drove himself crazy and shortened his life. A lot could be learned from that episode. Hard work dedication etc doesn't always work, things like networking, politics and culture in a workplace, and just going with the flow can help you succeed and live a comfortable low stress lifestyle. Have a good day reader.
This is why my parents failed me. They just told me to go to college and everything will be alright. Biggest mistake of my life. Now I’m out of college applied to well over 1000 jobs, no offers with thousands owed in student debt.
@@CoHawk73you will have to take a low level job in billing or something to get some income. I had to, luckily got raises based off my work to where I could live and now are learning the skills to move to another career. Good luck!
I hate nepotism and favoritism at a lot of workplaces. People who do not even know what they are doing and get promoted hardcore. You have to fight for a raise and the short staff is so crazy at most places
You preach FACTS, Bryan!! I usually spell your name Brian. lol! I want to start my own business by 50 and retire!! Unfortunately, two of my previous jobs have put me about 5 to 10 years behind where I should be career-wise!! It sucks badly!!
It's never too late. I'm 31 and started my business at 29 when I realized I had enough of corporate jobs. I'm planning on retiring next month since my business is finally earning me more than my day job. It took a while and it's hard work but the freedom I will get is amazing and fulfilling
Companies will continue to hire and promote individuals who are incompetent, ignorant, and inept because they are low threat and most companies are complacent. Why promote the one who works hard? Because that'll mean everyone else will have to do better and actually work. I'm very curious to see what the work force will be like 5 years from now...whew chile.
@@joylynch5204you would be surprised how many jobs actually don't do anything and don't effect the company in anyway. So they don't care about your productivity unless your doing one of the important jobs
everything said here is the reason I quiet quit long ago (before people even knew about quiet quiting). I wish I did it sooner to be honest. I stopped going above and beyond expectations because the reward is a lie...unless more work is a positive reward? Because I quiet quit, I have the mental and physical energy to do the things I enjoy doing...and working on a side hustle to make that my main hustle. In all honesty, sometimes making more money means dealing with more idiot managers. I dont have time or energy to deal with higher paid idiots.
Everything he has said it true. It's been like that at every company I have been at. Never take the job at the place that says it's a family owned business. All manager's are related to the owner. No matter how lazy they are or how bad they are at their job they will never lose their jobs. Since they know they will never get fires they often have drug and alcohol problems and it's awful working for someone with an addiction.
Life isn’t fair. The reality is if you want to change your circumstances as an employee, then YOU need to change your circumstances as an employee, or stop being an employee altogether.
My beef is work environment, leading up to the pandemic, each job I worked seemed to be more and more defensive(“do as asked” “be yourself as long as you act like we want you to”) of course since the pandemic it’s gone downhill much faster. I’ve compiled so much evidence showing I did good work but was singled out and bullied. The companies in question gave template answers and generic “per company policy” responses (most of which I referenced how company policy was violated when others acted against me). I’m finding more reason to go free agent or entrepreneur because no matter how meticulous I am, QA o whatever auditing dept is still watching me through the sniper scope, looking for my errors to “make an example” while the rest need to “learn from his mistakes”. Nobody can complain when no one works hard because their hard work makes them an unfortunate target.
This is an amazing video. I have learned so much from this channel. I am playing the game as we speak and believe this is the only way to get ahead career wise. I am monitotimy productivity, building value creation process and while setting up the play for a promotion. I also ask for a raise every 12 months beyond the annual merit increase.
You forgot another important option which is to save as much money as you can to buy investments in either shares or real estate for cashflow income so you start no longer depending on a job for your livelihood and you can do whatever the hell you want after your investments cover your living costs.
In Chile we get 1 month salary per year worked PLUS a whole month of salary if fired/laid off on the spot. Lay offs feel great when you worked for a lot of years but this year has been terrible, 4 months already off the tracks even in cybersecurity, an industry I thought it was impossible to be unemployed on. By the way, I read "Art of War" by Sun Zu, written around 2,500 years ago. I will approach the businesses with a military general's mindset. Companies are not to help us, but use us. Don't ever look a corporation as a family.
LOL, 2% raise, you hit that right on the nose for my job. I bust my butt at my job, but I don't do it for my manager anymore, I do it for my co-workers, if that makes any sense. I guess I just want to go home at a decent time regardless of, if there are some people always on their phones.
A couple of times at one of my last jobs they "recognized" me as "always on duty" written down on a paper plate. Looking back on that job they were pretty ungrateful to have me.
Everything you said about the last department I worked for is true hence I am very picky when screening potential managers for future employment and realized it’s a two way street. Fortunately I don’t have this problem with my current management team but I am now more careful in how I show my capabilities and will not show my full potential to prevent being taken advantage of. I don’t want to appear like a quiet quitter but at the same time I refuse to volunteer to take the job of 2 people and get paid the same or less than 1 so I only volunteer for small favors that would not build resentment over time. My old management team was very complacent when it came to managing their workers and they thought I wasn’t leaving because I stuck it out for 5 years. I thought it was really stupid for my old supervisor to constantly ask me “if I was planning to leave.” How many people would actually honestly answer that question since most people need a job lined up before quitting their old ones. Also even if the answer was a genuine no, it might be a no for the moment but things can change from a few weeks, months or years from the question being asked but my former supervisor would feel relief after hearing a no whether if it was true or not which I thought was kind of stupid because she felt she could continue mistreatment since I told her I wasn’t going to quit at the time.
At 5:37, I’m glad that you inserted a cautionary note about avoiding being your own worst enemy. Every once in a while, I’ll come across someone who’s complaining about how unfair management is, and just by having to work with them regularly, I can rattle off numerous things that they have done wrong that compromised their career more than just about anything done to them by management or coworkers. Yes, there are always examples of unfairness in corporate management, but we need the ability to honestly size up our own shortcomings too.
@piusandruda2724 I never said in my post that you had to be a great employee. I was referring only to the occasional truly bad employees who sabotage their own reputations. We should always strive to be good employees. And I admitted that there are occasional examples of unfair managers.
I had a steady job for three years, once my manager got swapped out for an angry narcissist I was like "oooh boy here we go" , all the other managers loved me except her. immediately got plenty of write ups. She would make assumptions about my personality, yell at me and try making me look dumb in front of others despite being their longer. I'm still job hopping to this day but I'm glad I have these videos to help me understand how it all happened.
I landed my first carreer promotion and having good KPIs it's also just as important to be visible to your managers or teamleads. Having good performance is part of getting promoted but not the only consideration. They chose me mot only performance alone but also because of visibility, assertiveness. Continuously communication with my manager. Sharing my thoughts how to improve the department. I've seen people pass up promotion even though they have the "best" performance they are in their own world and don't have other skills that make them stand out. I do think you bit of balls to get promoted too. Don't be passive.
@@LandsoulFFXI - It sounds like management is a bunch of mercenaries that want mercenaries reporting to them. Everyone is working against each other, not with each other. Don't think for a minute that you won't be dismissed the second that they can blame you for something they did, or they need to cut costs to make their bonus numbers.
Thanks for this video! Brian, could you please post a follow-up video breaking down what you see as the "rules of the game?" It might bump up our chances vs the owner's nephew😅
it's not always the resume when you're moderately qualified for the unrealistic nonsense expectations requirements used as hr/mgr cya for so called open positions, it's almost always the unrealistic nonsense expectations itself of the hiring manager and the role
I famously worked in an Orwellian call center lol. I had no business being there - except I was an out of work graduate, answered the questions properly at interview and I was tricked/deceived into joining this great company. I didn't realize i joined a call center until first day on the job. I struggled at first but with time and support i started to improve and get more confidence in myself. I kept to myself, didn't join a clique, didn't party with my colleagues, kept my head down and worked away. After a milestone with them an offensive note was placed at my workstation for everyone to see- i had to attend a meeting with HR and floor manager over this - i was told of the people that knew of this including the GM of the company (humiliating)- an all staff email was sent in response to this and I looked like a crybaby over this - when I returned to work, everyone avoided me and some clearly found that amusing. I lost a tonne of respect for everyone after that. I was given all the graveyard shift over the summer while everyone else was on leave (no extra pay only extra stress). I eventually got chewed up and spat out by my line manager for having a bad attitude and creating a hostile environment for my colleagues. Also minor transgressions were picked up and broadcast in front of others, whereas other colleagues oversight were overlooked, i also never got support on dealing with difficult customers (learn that on the job). I gained useful skills and experience and I now work with a better employer with great benefits and perks and have been promoted twice. In fact my first interview with them all of my answers were experiences from working at the call center. I compare the transition between the two to the ending of the Shawshank redemption lol come out clean the other end lol. Some places of work are brutal, but you can gain useful experience and use it as a stepping stone to something better, which I did. I enjoy my job and my life. Have a good day reader.
Wow. Thank you for sharing. This sounds like my time at Odeko Bakery in Loveland, Colorado ❤ They accused me of racism when I was talking about eggs. They fired me, simply because they didn’t like me. It was that plan n simple. I applied for two leadership positions, got declined. An extremely liberal company and definitely, an uphill battle. Thankfully, I didn’t quit!!
@@brendah4773 at the interview for call center. The only time an interviewer told me I was amazing and incredible lol. The same person prepared all my paperwork for HR and sold me down the river, whilst overlooking other colleagues flaws. If you go to an interview, you are the only person waiting to be interviewed, they tell you you're amazing and would be a great fit, if they go off topic during interview, if they accept answers that aren't even relevant to the post you are being interviewed for, if they make an offer very soon after the interview (even on the day of interview, in some cases right after the interview). These are signs you could be joining an "unfair" work culture - avoid like the plague lol. Have a good day reader. Ps thank you for your message.
It’s even worse. It’s all the shit that you have to worry about from a typical job but worse on top of backbreaking work that will leave you disabled later in life.
I do a job of a higher end technician, with the pay of a new hire. Been working at the company for 10 years. They always tell you, to hide you wages and not to discuss with anyone.
I hope you are planning your exit from that advantageous company. At least the experience will look good on your resume! I would take advantage of the opportunity solely for the experience and then blindside them with a resignation letter as soon a better opportunity comes along.
Tongue and cheek satire? no it is not , it is all true, except no candy dish, no plague and no extra week vacation. I work in healthcare and you are so right, you have to look out for yourself and be in charge of you career.
Employers do not care about your problems. They hang out at the finish line and promote the winners. Always remember that. Be the winner folks and learn the game
This video is so on point - especially about the longevity. You can be working for years on end but will be stuck with low pay if you don't move around. As for your company hoping you wont discuss a stagnant salary with someone else, what happens when States like California and New York get companies to post their salaries and the long time worker sees that they're not making as much? Can they use that along with their hard work, new ideas, etc, to show how the job now pays XYZ and they should be brought up to that salary since new hires are getting that? Or is that a death wish LOL
Sorry about the audio gap mid-video - no idea what happened there.
"the guy who got hired in the cube next to you has 10 less years of experience, yet is making 10k more than you, because that's the nature of the job market. Of course, your company won't adjust your salary to reflect this"
Be a free agent!
Only you can get yourself a raise!
I wish hacking was legal in the US
I would have hacked the Catholic Church and the KKK starting in 2007, stealing TRILLIONS from them!
I just assumed that you had too many expletives in that section and RUclips had to draw the line
Just tell them what you want or you'll quit ... as long as you are prepared for them making the latter choice.
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Or blackmail them
This is why you have to think of yourself as a business. Never stay loyal to a company.
I wish others in my life had the balls to tell the truth earlier about the hell I would have to go through for a lousy paycheck.Thanks for telling it like it is, Bryan.
Glad to help shed light on the unsavory aspects of careers. But more importantly, how to not be a victim.
Yeah sadly is how stupid management is they think in their minds people want to work there sadly high schoolers aren't doing it anymore...
Likewise. Im gonna say learn this stuff early on sock away as much cash as u can AND pay CASH for a house/cars. Then toxic ppls actions wont have as big of an impact on you. They might even give up on you entirely & throw dirt on some OTHER defenseless person. Sad the workplace is like that in alot of places.
After awhile... you learn.
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I did everything right. Worked extra hours, took on extra projects, etc...not with the expectation of getting promoted or a raise; it just seemed like the right thing to do and was part of being a "good" employee. Then, one day, my entire department was demoted to align with business practices followed by a division in a lower cost state. I took my 30 years of experience and niche technical skills learned on the job to another company that values my input. I try to do the best job I can for my own integrity but I will no logger feel loyalty or obligation to a business I don't own beyond what is required by my job description.
Agreed, take pride in your work and work hard. But it's all business. No such thing as loyalty.
This 100%
Yep. This is why the "just work hard, you'll get rewarded / promoted" mantra doesn't work. As you said, you should work hard for YOURSELF, and because you have a strong work ethic. But working extra hard to impress a boss with the expectation that you will get some big promotion? No.
@@izzo2998 Yupe!! Work hard because that is your nature and do it for yourself! F the boss and your employer because they have no loyalty for you/towards you!!
You shouldn't do shit for anyone who wouldn't do the same for you. Keep in mind that most businesses aren't even profit motivated. Like the things they do aren't even done purely to try and make profit. Because profit is a gamble. You don't see these guys throwing around dumb ideas and being super optimistic. They're very grumpy, they're always trying to cut costs, place blame, they're scared man-children CLINGING to the THOUGHT of their business more than what they're actually creating or generating in wealth.
They're in a groundhog day loop of misery, don't get sucked in with them. You do the bare minimum, you lie, you sass, gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss.
I will never ever do anything to be a nice guy for the company again after I wanted to die working a full time job after the breakup with my fiance. Trapped in loneliness and despair yet still having this job to go too. Child rapists don't get punished that severely. And whose punishing you? YOU. Cause you keep telling yourself you gotta be a good person. By whose standards? Exes that don't care? Dumbass parents? Awful employers?
It all boils down to favoritism. If your manager or your managers manager doesn't like you, you're already in trouble.
On the other hand if you're well liked by management, you're set.
Speaking from experience I've been in both situations.
Build passive income and continue to do so to the point you can walk away from the 9-5 grind. Otherwise you're a slave to the grind and traded your dreams for whatever they're paying you.
Favoritism... BINGO! I am not a good A** kisser, never have been, never will be, but that is what is boils down to and I just was in that situation lol crazy 💩 but sadly, it is the reality of it.
@@janelleetsitty36idgaf. I have kissed ass but nothing crazy. It’s just a game so I have played it. I’m now financially secure so I have dialed that down significantly since I don’t really need them now.
which, if true, ultimately undermines the notions of merit and the point in the video about driving bottom-line results as a business priority. It can't be both.
Yes and it matters not what you do, appraisals are extremely subjective even with those "KPIs". Bosses can set favourable KPIs for their pets and acknowledge whatever little accomplishments they make, whereas you can do way more and achieve much more but as long as they don't acknowledge it in appraisals it means nothing. Employee appraisals are not "objective" as they claim for sure
You have to kiss your bosses ass. That’s also how you play the game. Yes good point. You need management on your side. My whole team tried to get my fired by complaining to HR about me. My boss and the director had my back. They liked me. They like how I treated people and worked hard. I had their favor over my jealous coworkers. It saved my job…
"you have to look out for yourself first and foremost because nobody else is gonna do it for you"
Facts. Took a burnout for me to figure it out. In my early 20s I was a sucker for the good old "if you just work hard enough you'll get recognized" mantra. Now I wish I'd spent that time just getting by at my entry level job and spending more energy on learning new skills + networking to eventually have more options.
Good for you. Yes, the "work hard you will get promoted" thing does not work anymore. There are too many variables at play. It's best to do your best work every day, then go home.
@@izzo2998 Damn right. Open any applicant pool at these companies & theyre probably all related to the mgmt! Every position in todays labor market has eyes (someone else) on it from all angles. Positions just been filled & theyre thinking "we've found a better hire how do we get rid of the 1 we just hired?" I knew a lady that was awful with the computer & data entry was part of the job. Not sure how they found out but they told her to trash her "handbook & welcome packet". 😁🤣Invest! Early on folks!
People are tired of getting exploited. I’m glad people are FINALLY fighting back instead of just taking it & telling people to “be silent”.
Yep it's profit over people. Sick toxic exploitative companies. This is why people started that quiet quitting or job hopping because you aren't rewarded.
I experienced all of this in 2019. After 20 years of service, laid off, then given a 3-month severance package, and showed the door. Wasted my time being loyal to a Major corporate company. Now I am focused on me, and growing my personal business.
I'm paid well but am not happy as I just don't like my manager. Having an adversarial manager who also micromanages sucks the life out of you. But then I found out that the open position in our department had over 100 applicants and realized that that's what I'd be facing if I resigned and applied for another position. So I will stick it out as long as I can but am saving money like crazy in case things don't go well.
I agree 💯 with this. I tell my coworkers this and they don’t like to hear it. I tell them corporate sees us as a number on a spreadsheet, not as people, and will delete us whenever the need arises. My only loyalty is to my well-being.😅
The only people who will remember all those late nights your worked and all the events you missed because you were working, are your children.
Same applies if you're poor and can't afford anything for them. Or you're around them a lot but are boring or watching TV all the time.
So glad I retired early. My name was on the "list" for raising too many issues. They made overtures after I left for me to come back and handle the tech issues that I warned about while I was there. They could not offer enough for me to come back. I do agree that the most successful people are the ones who have learned to game the system.
I completely agree with you. As an average employee, I have to start looking after myself. Because at the end of the day, the company is a business and it will do what it can to minimize expenses, while driving up productivity and revenue which means it will not hesitate to lay off employees if it comes down to it no matter how long you’ve been with the company.
ever hear of unions...
@@BobBob-nr1zt there’s issues with those too.
@@rockstarofredondo congratulations, you have received the most useless contribution award for today
I was employed at one company for over 9 and a half years. I was accused of being the bosses favorite for a while. Then, after enough people complained, the favoritism merely swung in the other direction. It was part of having coworkers in wealthy families.
I love how frank and straight to the point you are in this video, bc this is SO ACCURATE!! I was honestly just contemplating about leaving my corporate role to start my own business since I’m just 6 months in and already seeing some reoccurring red flags w/ management. It’s just becoming more of a dog-eat-dog type of world in the average workplace unfortunately.
The motto I live by is, "take no prisoners, take no s***" with work. I have two other income streams, I don't care about advancement and it's just money. The whole job thing sadly is purely transactional. Great vid Bryan!
Same here. Do not care about advancement. Don’t need advancement, don’t even need a job. They are just nice to pop into occasionally for extra living money.
Could you teach me how to create something similar? I’m in IT but need something on the side because trying to get promoted is almost impossible
Being born 30 years earlier is the secret.
Yup learned it the hard way. Was promised a promotion but end up getting passed on. Saw how easily a VP's relative got promoted, a boss's "friend" got promoted etc.. and all i got was promises. Decided to quit during the great resignation after X many years and was the best thing that i ever did. Saw how underpaid i was when they post my pos with the current market salary. But now I am happy that I made the jump - got the promotion + bump in pay. I was hesitant at first because i do like my old coworkers but it got me thinking, they don't pay my bills and that i have to do what's good for me and my future. Lesson learned. Loyalty should go both ways.
All too often your boss can lay you off on a whim telling you there's "no work left for you to do" and/or say that they're "cutting expenses." Then roughly a month or less later they either readvertise your job or the boss hires his cousin.
Gotta love at will employment.
I always knew when a boss tells you "don't discuss salary" it's a huge red flag. They make it look like they are paying you more than the next guy but that isn't the case. I learned that while I was working 60 hours a week doing everything I asked a co-worker was making $3hr more and only working on average 32 hours a week with the occasional 40 hours.
They WILL tend to work the lower hr wage person more. IDK how $3 /HR difference correlates to anything if the other person has more experience. Maybe they kissed that persons @ss harder & they promised them no forced OT or something!
You can discuss your salary all you want too. They cannot stop people from speaking with each other, especially on your free time.
I do NOT play games at work. Clock in, shut up and work, clock out. Nothing more, nothing less.
The worst things is when workplaces get to be like high school cliques, especially women, gossipy ,petty and jealous, they make life miserable for other people ,the fat ones are notoriously mean, self conscience, brown noses the worst, they together people that they can control, love it when they get their karma like a layoff, 🎉
i wish i could do this. Director doesnt like it and like ball lickers, decided to fire me..
Same here! 😅
It’s a good thing you’ll be doing the same job with the same salary give it take 1-3% per year for the rest of your life. Advancing professionally is all about ass kissing and politics.
@@manny9323 Sad but very true.
It can be such a turn-off for some people that they want nothing to do with the game. It's a passion killer that can drive people to seek roles with minimal office politics
Moral of the story is work for yourself
Amen. The stress involved with having to run everything yourself is so much less than being under the thumb of an employer who will toss you out like trash instantly.
easier said than done. someone has to work for someone to make the business work.
Omg this video hit the spot! As a former employment law case worker, the things I've seen and done to people 😢 this is so true!
“Life isn’t fair, but isn’t that comforting? What if life were fair, and we actually deserved all the horrible things that happen to us?” - Marcus Cole
Part of this is due to the decline of unions in the private sector. Only 6 percent of private sector employees belong to unions whereas inthe 1950's it was 50 percent. I always encourage my students to consider work in the public sector.
Public sector generally pays 1/3 less.
@@AlexJames-jv3em Not in blue states and our benefits are amazing and we have a pension. I pay nothing out of my paycheck for my medical benefits and get step raises every year. More people should consider the public sector for job security.
@@fremontpathfinder8463 You might be right: I've only had experience with red states. I've heard that the federal government pays well, though the cost of living around D.C. is high too.
@@AlexJames-jv3em In CA we have lots of good high paying union work- from teaching, to the LA Sheriff to the Department of Water and Power to local, county and state government. The key is having a skill and continuing to update your skills.
I like to see more videos with this level of realism and in the process of turning hobby into a business, I prefer to be the CEO of my company.
I feel self employment is the best employment. Just identify what you're good at or what makes you happy, and try to establish something out of it
No you need to also solve a problem. No point starting a business in something you are good at if people don't need it lol
Then you're your own master, and let's be real, you might fail severely
@@TheLily97232 he wouldn't be his own master. He still has people to answer to which is either his investors, customers or clients. People act like self employment is complete freedom it's not
It's eye-opening to see the harsh realities of the workplace and the need to look out for ourselves🙌
Its videos like these that he makes I started watching a few years ago that are red pill advice pieces that changed my career and changed my life for the better.
The job/labor market is so much worse than being just unfair, it is corrupt, nepotistic, evil, wicked, denigrating and humiliating. It is all one big game of having to complete so many pages online and never hearing from the employer. This corrupt game must be resolved in favor of a more equitable system.
It will effectively FORCE people out of it and FORCE people to go out on their own…
Yes absolutely! The job market/modern workplace is beyond saving. Its no wonder alternative means of employment like gigs, entrepreneurship is not just on the rise, but soon to be a necessity in achieving economic success.
I feel so degraded to have to be a dancing monkey to please these people JUST TO LIVE !!! It's just.... exhausting
Right, and none of that has anything to do with being financially beneficial. I think many people just can't handle the reality of being captive to psychopaths who are toying with them just for jollies. Its not about money
@@sp9084 I agree with you. They are toying and I would say trying to f**k up people with their job games.
I wised up when I started getting effective paycuts due to inflation (esp because the company was and is enjoying record profits) and started taking that time back by showing up late and taking long lunches every day. No one has hassled me about it.
I got fired instead... werf
@cpK054L Sorry to hear that. I think this only works if you are "indispensable" and punctuality is not valued in your department/office.
B> Hello. Each point is the truth. Strategic planning, networking, playing the game, free agent. Again, all factual truths of the workplace today. Keep it up.
The art is to keep it under the radar!
This is what family and schools do not teach us. Sadder is family thinking that education alone is enough to succed. No. Be selfish, egoist, cover you food plate, explain little ask more, do not go out with colleagues except for food only (no booz), do not badmouth, do not engage in small chit-chats.
"Do not badmouth." That commandment is hard for me. I've broken it many times. I can only take so much bs and frustration before it bubbles to the surface. At one job, I wrote a one-star review on Glassdoor at a company I was employed with. I even told co-workers to look at it. The company was desperate for workers, so they couldn't just kick me to the curb. When I finally gave my two-weeks notice, they asked what took me so long.
@@grocerygoat06 My wisdomly take? Enjoy the show at their expense. Keep it to yourself if you want to learn. BTW. Good move if you are under 45yo.
3:57-4:03 the audio cut out....great message..thank you for delivering the straight up message.
The worst part about these realities is that as soon as someone moves 2-3 steps up on the corporate ladder, they start to act as if they themselves are the c-suite execs and shareholders. They start to eat, sleep and sh*t the corporate lingo, they become their number one cheerleaders, and they'll do anything to keep the little amount of power they are in. It's so sad and frustrating, because in most cases, they are closer to people at the "bottom" than they likely will ever be to the top. But just like HR, they have to work for or protect the company, by increasing profit and productivity and reducing liabilities, because once you start on the path of "leadership" you're now made responsible for the team you work with, even if they're not given the tools to succeed just like you said. You're right, it's all a stupid game.
They were that way before they moved up, otherwise they wouldn’t have been promoted. It just wasn’t apparent in lower positions.
You're de MVP. I can't overstate how much your videos have helped me in my current journey toward a new position in the past few months.
I have found the workplace atmosphere at childcare centers extremely toxic. Gossip. Pettiness. Backstabbing. Drama constantly brewing. Whining and complaining about job duties.. All the while with management turning a blind eye to what's going on in the center.
Agreed , management to always bitchy and bullying
Working in child care for 6 years taught me never trust an adult who is mean to children or is mean to other adults in front of children. They're the real bullies. Also, never let anyone micromanage you especially if they aren't your boss. These types of people are trouble and can get you fired.
Some would say that comes with women-heavy workplaces.
women.
@@AlexJames-jv3em My wife is a nurse and has said this in so many words on multiple occasions.
The “workplace” will see a huge shift in the years/decades to come…even more so than it already has…
Mainly, BS companies/managers (big and small) will STRUGGLE MORE to find GOOD people…
GOOD people will go out on their own or flee BS companies riddled with politics, cronyism and “unfairness”…
Call me “visionary”….MANY things we have seen in the last 30-40 years will come to an end within the next decade…
For now, it is wise to spend time and resources to gain skills that will make one INDIVIDUALLY RESILIENT for what is to come.
Think INDIVIDUAL not HERD….that trend has started and is likely to continue and gain strength…
I wish I could give two thumbs up for this video. Companies focus too much on cutting costs instead of improving the business. They should decide if financial targets are more important than contractual obligations, or should they maximize profits or value
They'll favor someone over you as well even though you meet the qualifications
This is the course i needed in undergrauate school.
I work hard for myself, not the company. While I’ve been rewarded with more work, I’ve also been given opportunities to work on projects and special tasks that are excellent resume builders which are attractive to other companies willing to pay me more.
Don't fall for that lie lol if you are being asked to do more work then you should paid more. It's simple economics. They are getting more out of you than you are from them. I've been there before
@@jayo3074 obviously. Ever heard of perspective?
@@Simon54236 I have but I felt you were being taken advantage of
Since day one of my workplace I have been actively buying ownership into the company I work for. They are publicly traded. I know one day I won’t work there anymore either by getting fired or retirement. I choose the latter and go into early retirement. I love it when my bosses yell at me and my fellow coworkers and threatened to fire us if we don’t work faster. As a share owner I can reinstate myself as employee and continue working towards my ultimate goal.
Smart move.
Nice video. People will always get trapped in a never ending rat race if they see themselves as an employee of an organisation who wouldn't mind terminating their positions during a crisis. I believe there is no job security in the corporate world and layoffs can happen suddenly and unexpectedly as well. Hence the only way to have a peaceful life is to start a business or earn money from the markets.
You should write a book, man. Teach the rules of the game! Thanks for all you do!!
That's why I"ll forever be Team "F**k this job!" Lol
Yep be loyal to yourself, mission, and dreams because they don't value your hard work!
Another great video with interesting topic. It is good to compare own salary with other coworkers'. No reason to hide.
I was once told I could not apply for a position in another group in my company because it would not be fair to make my boss have to replace me. Guess what, three months later he had to replace me. 😊
I think I needed to hear this today. Thanks a lot ❤
Your channel has helped bring back some sanity into my life. It’s a journey, and great to have your help along the way. I was never taught or knew about being a “free agent” in my career. Especially in my first corporate role after college. I was so clueless and dependent on the company to take care of me and my needs. I now think completely different about jobs, careers and their role in my life. Thanks again!
You are so welcome
Ps regarding unfair work culture as well as inequality. Watch the famous episode of the Simpsons (Homer enemy) featuring Frank Grimes. Grimey worked hard and made sacrifices but expected all the rewards, recognition and validation that you are supposed to get when you do something difficult whereas Homer was the complete opposite and prospered. Grimey drove himself crazy and shortened his life. A lot could be learned from that episode. Hard work dedication etc doesn't always work, things like networking, politics and culture in a workplace, and just going with the flow can help you succeed and live a comfortable low stress lifestyle. Have a good day reader.
This is why my parents failed me. They just told me to go to college and everything will be alright. Biggest mistake of my life. Now I’m out of college applied to well over 1000 jobs, no offers with thousands owed in student debt.
What was your major?
@@TaxingIsThieving finance
@@CoHawk73you will have to take a low level job in billing or something to get some income. I had to, luckily got raises based off my work to where I could live and now are learning the skills to move to another career. Good luck!
I hate nepotism and favoritism at a lot of workplaces. People who do not even know what they are doing and get promoted hardcore.
You have to fight for a raise and the short staff is so crazy at most places
I don't mind favouritism so long as it was earned.
You preach FACTS, Bryan!! I usually spell your name Brian. lol! I want to start my own business by 50 and retire!! Unfortunately, two of my previous jobs have put me about 5 to 10 years behind where I should be career-wise!! It sucks badly!!
I'm 43 going on 44 soon!
It's never too late. I'm 31 and started my business at 29 when I realized I had enough of corporate jobs. I'm planning on retiring next month since my business is finally earning me more than my day job. It took a while and it's hard work but the freedom I will get is amazing and fulfilling
You are right on! I wish someone had taught me all this stuff earlier in my career.
Read the 48 laws of power if you want to get ahead in the corporate world.
Companies will continue to hire and promote individuals who are incompetent, ignorant, and inept because they are low threat and most companies are complacent. Why promote the one who works hard? Because that'll mean everyone else will have to do better and actually work. I'm very curious to see what the work force will be like 5 years from now...whew chile.
Why would managers want lower productivity though?
@@joylynch5204you would be surprised how many jobs actually don't do anything and don't effect the company in anyway. So they don't care about your productivity unless your doing one of the important jobs
Definitely isnt satire - its TRUTH Thank you for making this video!!
everything said here is the reason I quiet quit long ago (before people even knew about quiet quiting). I wish I did it sooner to be honest. I stopped going above and beyond expectations because the reward is a lie...unless more work is a positive reward?
Because I quiet quit, I have the mental and physical energy to do the things I enjoy doing...and working on a side hustle to make that my main hustle.
In all honesty, sometimes making more money means dealing with more idiot managers. I dont have time or energy to deal with higher paid idiots.
Agree agree agree. Well said, and I get it. This was me before CV hit. Yep
Everything he has said it true. It's been like that at every company I have been at. Never take the job at the place that says it's a family owned business. All manager's are related to the owner. No matter how lazy they are or how bad they are at their job they will never lose their jobs. Since they know they will never get fires they often have drug and alcohol problems and it's awful working for someone with an addiction.
I wish I learned this many years ago. Too much idealist. Cost me greatly. Thank you Bryan!
The system is not for employees. It's for shareholders, owners, capitalist. There really isnt any reason to put up with any of this
Life isn’t fair. The reality is if you want to change your circumstances as an employee, then YOU need to change your circumstances as an employee, or stop being an employee altogether.
My beef is work environment, leading up to the pandemic, each job I worked seemed to be more and more defensive(“do as asked” “be yourself as long as you act like we want you to”) of course since the pandemic it’s gone downhill much faster. I’ve compiled so much evidence showing I did good work but was singled out and bullied. The companies in question gave template answers and generic “per company policy” responses (most of which I referenced how company policy was violated when others acted against me). I’m finding more reason to go free agent or entrepreneur because no matter how meticulous I am, QA o whatever auditing dept is still watching me through the sniper scope, looking for my errors to “make an example” while the rest need to “learn from his mistakes”. Nobody can complain when no one works hard because their hard work makes them an unfortunate target.
One of my favorite RUclips channel. Great video.
This is an amazing video. I have learned so much from this channel. I am playing the game as we speak and believe this is the only way to get ahead career wise. I am monitotimy productivity, building value creation process and while setting up the play for a promotion. I also ask for a raise every 12 months beyond the annual merit increase.
You forgot another important option which is to save as much money as you can to buy investments in either shares or real estate for cashflow income so you start no longer depending on a job for your livelihood and you can do whatever the hell you want after your investments cover your living costs.
Exactly.
In Chile we get 1 month salary per year worked PLUS a whole month of salary if fired/laid off on the spot. Lay offs feel great when you worked for a lot of years but this year has been terrible, 4 months already off the tracks even in cybersecurity, an industry I thought it was impossible to be unemployed on.
By the way, I read "Art of War" by Sun Zu, written around 2,500 years ago. I will approach the businesses with a military general's mindset. Companies are not to help us, but use us. Don't ever look a corporation as a family.
Dam you literally laid it out perfectly. I am going to start to quite quit starting today.
Thanks
Yep now I understand. Got passed for promotion with 20 years experience in my industry for an idiot from a pet food store. Raging 😂
When you said you were being sarcastic, I think that was really just an insightful commentary that might be hard to hear for dedicated employees.
LOL, 2% raise, you hit that right on the nose for my job. I bust my butt at my job, but I don't do it for my manager anymore, I do it for my co-workers, if that makes any sense. I guess I just want to go home at a decent time regardless of, if there are some people always on their phones.
A couple of times at one of my last jobs they "recognized" me as "always on duty" written down on a paper plate. Looking back on that job they were pretty ungrateful to have me.
Everything you said about the last department I worked for is true hence I am very picky when screening potential managers for future employment and realized it’s a two way street. Fortunately I don’t have this problem with my current management team but I am now more careful in how I show my capabilities and will not show my full potential to prevent being taken advantage of. I don’t want to appear like a quiet quitter but at the same time I refuse to volunteer to take the job of 2 people and get paid the same or less than 1 so I only volunteer for small favors that would not build resentment over time. My old management team was very complacent when it came to managing their workers and they thought I wasn’t leaving because I stuck it out for 5 years. I thought it was really stupid for my old supervisor to constantly ask me “if I was planning to leave.” How many people would actually honestly answer that question since most people need a job lined up before quitting their old ones. Also even if the answer was a genuine no, it might be a no for the moment but things can change from a few weeks, months or years from the question being asked but my former supervisor would feel relief after hearing a no whether if it was true or not which I thought was kind of stupid because she felt she could continue mistreatment since I told her I wasn’t going to quit at the time.
At 5:37, I’m glad that you inserted a cautionary note about avoiding being your own worst enemy. Every once in a while, I’ll come across someone who’s complaining about how unfair management is, and just by having to work with them regularly, I can rattle off numerous things that they have done wrong that compromised their career more than just about anything done to them by management or coworkers. Yes, there are always examples of unfairness in corporate management, but we need the ability to honestly size up our own shortcomings too.
@piusandruda2724 I never said in my post that you had to be a great employee. I was referring only to the occasional truly bad employees who sabotage their own reputations. We should always strive to be good employees. And I admitted that there are occasional examples of unfair managers.
I had a steady job for three years, once my manager got swapped out for an angry narcissist I was like "oooh boy here we go" , all the other managers loved me except her. immediately got plenty of write ups. She would make assumptions about my personality, yell at me and try making me look dumb in front of others despite being their longer. I'm still job hopping to this day but I'm glad I have these videos to help me understand how it all happened.
You share a lot of hard truths, but we need to keep hearing them.
I landed my first carreer promotion and having good KPIs it's also just as important to be visible to your managers or teamleads. Having good performance is part of getting promoted but not the only consideration. They chose me mot only performance alone but also because of visibility, assertiveness. Continuously communication with my manager. Sharing my thoughts how to improve the department. I've seen people pass up promotion even though they have the "best" performance they are in their own world and don't have other skills that make them stand out. I do think you bit of balls to get promoted too. Don't be passive.
I spotlighted the incompetence of the Indian woman in my department. Toxic work environment ensued, I ended up getting fired. lol
@@cpK054L seems like my work has a different culture because spotting incompetences is what my managers want.
@@LandsoulFFXI - It sounds like management is a bunch of mercenaries that want mercenaries reporting to them. Everyone is working against each other, not with each other. Don't think for a minute that you won't be dismissed the second that they can blame you for something they did, or they need to cut costs to make their bonus numbers.
@@chiplangowski3298 that's always the case. Even with an indefinite contract doesn't mean you are safe from lay offs
Like the honesty present here. But in a sense quite a conventional video. It's nothing most people don't already know.
HAPPY 200K Subs!!
Much appreciated!
Thanks for this video! Brian, could you please post a follow-up video breaking down what you see as the "rules of the game?" It might bump up our chances vs the owner's nephew😅
it's not always the resume when you're moderately qualified for the unrealistic nonsense expectations requirements used as hr/mgr cya for so called open positions, it's almost always the unrealistic nonsense expectations itself of the hiring manager and the role
They reward hard work with more work! I always do less than I am capable of. If they see how efficient you are they punish you with more work.
Love this message, Bryan. Careers aren't fair...but hey, that's life. So change your mindset and accept reality! Great advice.
Thanks, I needed this.
I famously worked in an Orwellian call center lol. I had no business being there - except I was an out of work graduate, answered the questions properly at interview and I was tricked/deceived into joining this great company. I didn't realize i joined a call center until first day on the job. I struggled at first but with time and support i started to improve and get more confidence in myself. I kept to myself, didn't join a clique, didn't party with my colleagues, kept my head down and worked away. After a milestone with them an offensive note was placed at my workstation for everyone to see- i had to attend a meeting with HR and floor manager over this - i was told of the people that knew of this including the GM of the company (humiliating)- an all staff email was sent in response to this and I looked like a crybaby over this - when I returned to work, everyone avoided me and some clearly found that amusing. I lost a tonne of respect for everyone after that. I was given all the graveyard shift over the summer while everyone else was on leave (no extra pay only extra stress). I eventually got chewed up and spat out by my line manager for having a bad attitude and creating a hostile environment for my colleagues. Also minor transgressions were picked up and broadcast in front of others, whereas other colleagues oversight were overlooked, i also never got support on dealing with difficult customers (learn that on the job). I gained useful skills and experience and I now work with a better employer with great benefits and perks and have been promoted twice. In fact my first interview with them all of my answers were experiences from working at the call center. I compare the transition between the two to the ending of the Shawshank redemption lol come out clean the other end lol. Some places of work are brutal, but you can gain useful experience and use it as a stepping stone to something better, which I did. I enjoy my job and my life. Have a good day reader.
Wow. Thank you for sharing. This sounds like my time at Odeko Bakery in Loveland, Colorado ❤
They accused me of racism when I was talking about eggs. They fired me, simply because they didn’t like me. It was that plan n simple. I applied for two leadership positions, got declined. An extremely liberal company and definitely, an uphill battle. Thankfully, I didn’t quit!!
@@brendah4773 at the interview for call center. The only time an interviewer told me I was amazing and incredible lol. The same person prepared all my paperwork for HR and sold me down the river, whilst overlooking other colleagues flaws. If you go to an interview, you are the only person waiting to be interviewed, they tell you you're amazing and would be a great fit, if they go off topic during interview, if they accept answers that aren't even relevant to the post you are being interviewed for, if they make an offer very soon after the interview (even on the day of interview, in some cases right after the interview). These are signs you could be joining an "unfair" work culture - avoid like the plague lol. Have a good day reader. Ps thank you for your message.
These days, one would think that pursuing a trade would be better than pursuing a career.
It’s even worse. It’s all the shit that you have to worry about from a typical job but worse on top of backbreaking work that will leave you disabled later in life.
Trades are still careers
@@HH-le1vi Some career counselors would disagree. Trades and careers are very different.
@@ClefairyFairySnowflake not at all. What you do for a living over time is what your career is. Not something a useless high school counselor thinks
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!
5:18 yep, be your own boss y’all! ❤
I do a job of a higher end technician, with the pay of a new hire. Been working at the company for 10 years. They always tell you, to hide you wages and not to discuss with anyone.
I hope you are planning your exit from that advantageous company. At least the experience will look good on your resume! I would take advantage of the opportunity solely for the experience and then blindside them with a resignation letter as soon a better opportunity comes along.
@@racpatrice I’m on it, soonest the opportunity presents itself, gone like the wind 💨 thanks for the advise
Worked in global pharma for a top 10 pharmaco in HQ.
Left corporate world in 2015. Never looked back.
Tongue and cheek satire? no it is not , it is all true, except no candy dish, no plague and no extra week vacation. I work in healthcare and you are so right, you have to look out for yourself and be in charge of you career.
Running your own business is makes you lay-off proof, no games, limited by your own imagination. Happy life!
Indeed Brian, indeed...
Your the CEO of your life. The sooner you realize that the better off you will be.
Employers do not care about your problems. They hang out at the finish line and promote the winners. Always remember that. Be the winner folks and learn the game
This is why we need unions.
This video is so on point - especially about the longevity. You can be working for years on end but will be stuck with low pay if you don't move around. As for your company hoping you wont discuss a stagnant salary with someone else, what happens when States like California and New York get companies to post their salaries and the long time worker sees that they're not making as much? Can they use that along with their hard work, new ideas, etc, to show how the job now pays XYZ and they should be brought up to that salary since new hires are getting that? Or is that a death wish LOL
Of course. it is the Work. nothing more and less.
the griping comment at 3:00 is very real. You dont open your mouth and point out problems.