3 Hard Truths Learned From My First Job
by Danny Forest
1. Not Everyone Will Like You
1.1. Some people decide to dislike you or even hate you, based on nothing more than a first impression.
1.2. Try your best to keep things amicable, and try not to step on their toes — because then you’re just asking for a fight.
2. No One Cares Unless You Work Hard
2.1. The only way to go into a workplace, and earn the respect of colleagues, to give 100% to the cause, and remember that there’s no ‘I’ in team.
3. Sometimes, The Jokes On You
3.1. Take it all on the chin and learn to be the butt of the joke because none of it is personal — it’s just people asserting their power and position.
4. Conclusion
4.1. Eventually, you’ll rise the ranks and join those who used to look down on you.
4.2. When you get to that point, you have a simple choice; be like them or be different.
4.3. Take all these lessons on board and use them to become a better person.
