/biz/ - Business & Finance

[Anonymous No.12334967]

Aside from the first sentence of No. 12, is there really anything wrong with all this?

[Anonymous No.12335055]

cuck

[Anonymous No.12335642]

>>12334967

I'm going to humor this post on the remote off chance this thread doesn't devolve into shitposting and neet cope.

>1.
Aside from the general idea of finding solace in existing at all, if you're born in the first world, your life is going to be easier than if you were born somewhere else in the world. This is a fact, so yes, you should count your lucky stars.
Even then, being born in the first world is not a guarantee of success, it merely raises the number of opportunities you can take advantage of (you could be born in a shitty niggertier ghetto and be surrounded by baboon culture, for instance). It's on you to put in the work to capitalize into these opportunities.

>2.
The American Deam™: The Disclaimer. This is what american culture and western society is based on. IMO as a private citizen, these things are up to argument - I don't believe any human being is entitled to jack shit unless acquired and controlled by force or influence - but on a societal level, they are all fundamental. Note how they make it a point of differentiating between "happiness" and "the pursuit thereof" - essentially, you should have the chance to elevate yourself, but in practice you can eat shit.

[Anonymous No.12335743]

>3.
Very arguable. There absolutely are bad jobs. IMO, a job is "bad" when it 1) takes up too much of your free time; 2) doesn't teach you any valuable skill or increase your knowledge pool somehow, and doesn't leave you room for upward mobility (eg. a job as an electrician teaches you a valuable skill and useful experience, and you can try to make a career out of it; a job as a cashier doesn't teach you jack shit except maybe how to handle the public, and it's pretty dead-end as far as growth opportunities); 3) leaves you completely dependant on the whims of your superiors.
Bad jobs can be good on the short term to raise capital but you should avoid them as a career choice.

>4.
Arguable depending on what you identify as "passion". The wording is unclear and they know it. You can either take "follow your passion" as meaning "do something you like and you're naturally good at as a career choice", in which case this rule can eat shit, or as "ethics and diligence", in which case yes, you're being paid for accomplishing a task, so you should not half ass it. What irks me is they imply you should find contentment and satisfaction in doing shit work, which you don't have to even if you take your job seriously.

>5.
Nothing to argue with here, it's pretty solid advice.

[Anonymous No.12335783]

>>12334967
written by mr sheckelstein

fucking wagecucks lol

[Anonymous No.12335804]

>6.
Your employer is contractually obligated to provide a safe workspace and make sure you have enough training and adequate working conditions to minimize danger to yourself and others. If he doesn't bother (and many don't, seeing as everyone tries to cut costs), "remind" him the next time he brings up this rule.
That said, if you're dumb or negligent enough to put yourself in danger deliberately, you deserve what you get.

>7.
Not true in the slightest for most jobs. Google tall poppy syndrome, being an overachiever is a good way to get alienated by your coworkers and burn out quickly. Also your employer will take the things you do for granted and be more demanding.
Unless you feel like your work deserves the extra effort (and it usually doesnt unless youre self employed), the best way to go is keep your head down, do well, but not perfect, and do extra shit only when asked to.

>8.
True in the sense that you should grow a backbone and not be a whiner. Not true in the sense that you shouldn't be expected to put up with everything and shut up. Tell people to eat shit if they deserve it otherwise you wil get trampled underfoot.

>9.
Unironically 100% true. Always be learning. If you're not moving forward, you're moving back. Apathy is death.

[Anonymous No.12335922]

>10.
This is here as a follow up to rule #1 part 2. Also something i unironically agree with 100%, again. You can be a third worlder, be very lucky and score a 1-in-a-lifetime opportunity, work your ass off, and make it, or you can be a lazy first worlder and piss away every opportunity until you're left with nothing but dead end job after dead end job.
As for taking credit for other people's work, do it only if you know you can get away with it. Nobody likes a miles gloriosus.

>11.
As a rule of thumb, you should strive to elevate yourself, not bring others down. That said, some people are assholes... if you have to undermine them, do it indirectly and only if you know you can get away with it. This is shit that can seriously chap your ass if you get caught.

>12.
see #10

In summation, meh. Most of it is valid, but some points are too brown nosing and read as an apology of corporate capitalism.

[Anonymous No.12336105]

>>12335804
7 and 8 is actually pretty true for blue collar jobs where your physical labour and time are basically all you have to offer.

[Anonymous No.12336131]

>>12334967
didnt this guy make millions off doing fuck all?

[Anonymous No.12336475]

>>12334967
Nothing wrong with a good work ethic as long as you are hustling as hard as you can and have a plan to escape wagecuckery. Inb4 muh temporarily embarassed millionaires

[Anonymous No.12336513]

>>12334967
#5, #10, and all but the last sentence of #12, are pretty based and correct tbhq. The rest is pretty cucked.