My career is in the future tense. .

Michele 2022-01-13 08:03:05

For me, who have not yet entered but are about to enter the workplace, this movie still tells me a lot. Doug is burdened with the pressure to buy a house, Richard is also burdened with the responsibility of supporting his family and spending money everywhere. The two people are fighting for a higher-paying position.
Life is a bright and bright reality. There is no good or bad between people. It is just for survival/for dreams, and struggle inevitably arises. . It's a bit cruel of natural selection. And the ending is always happy and some worry. .

It is said that the struggle in the real workplace is far more turbulent and darker than this. And I am a person who is particularly afraid of conflicts and contradictions. I always hope that there will be a win-win or the best of both worlds. However, many facts really show that this hope is too far from ideal.
Here I am reminded of the "18-character loyalty" that our dean taught us at the graduation ceremony in June:
"Simplicity vs. complexity,
peace vs. struggle, and
struggle vs. mediocrity."
I also remembered the sentence a friend said yesterday, "Working in Shanghai is to learn to be a weak person and defeat the strong with the weak." At the same time, she also said that if you want to climb up, it is better to have someone who is willing to teach you the unspoken rules of the industry, which is much better than ten years of being stupid. This is the nobleman.
Although I don’t have a deep understanding of these, at least now I can put a good attitude when facing the inevitably difficult real life in the future, that is, do well within my duties and keep myself in the environment outside my duties. Be careful and smart.
In any case, we have to fight against each other.

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Extended Reading
  • Alessandra 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    This is the workplace rivalry

  • Newell 2022-03-24 09:03:09

    The reason it doesn't look good is because it's too real.

The Promotion quotes

  • Hardy: Hey, Mr. Wehlner.

    Richard: Hey, Hardy. How are you doing?

    Hardy: I'm doing good.

    Richard: What did you do last night?

    Hardy: I went to the movies with my sister.

    Richard: You did?

    Hardy: Yeah.

    Richard: That sounds awesome.

    Hardy: Guess what?

    Richard: What?

    Hardy: I'm growing a mustache.

    Richard: All right. That's cool.

    [offers a handshake]

    Richard: Hey, Hardy, you're doing a great job at the store here.

    Hardy: Thanks.

    Richard: Keep it up.

    [as Hardy walks away, Richard feels his right hand after shaking it with Hardy and gives an uneasy look on his face. Doug sees this and approaches him]

    Doug Stauber: What's going on?

    Richard: Oh, nothing. Just... Hardy. It just gets sad, sometimes. Do you know why Hardy's hand is powdered?

    Doug Stauber: Why?

    Richard: These retarded guys... masturbate so much that they rub the skin off their penises. They don't know better, and that they have a hard time not jerking off.

    [Mitch and the board of directors appear behind Richard]

    Richard: Hey!

    [Richard walks away as Mitch approaches Doug. He watches the conversation from a distance]

    Mitch: Was he talking about jerking off in the store?

  • Doug Stauber: I guess it was me enjoying a rainbow cone to celebrate Richard's racial slur. But I had a feeling he was starting to crack. A couple more little things. He might just fall apart. 'Black apples'? What an a-hole.