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47 Unhinged Tips From Corporate Employees Who Are Going Through The Same Hell
Danny Veloz from Miami asked everyone on TikTok to share their unhinged corporate job hacks that allow them to endure the grind and has received more than 4,700 replies. Some of the tips addressed the importance of work/life balance, while others focused on things like networking and keeping appearances, using calendar blocks to sneak out for a midday workout, or dragging out bathroom breaks to scroll in peace. Clearly, the real skills are the ones you don't put on your resume.
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#2
Find your 3rd spot. As crazy as it sounds, you NEED a place to go that’s not at work and not at the house where you can relax, recharge, or socialize. Could be the gym, pickleball court, Starbucks, bar, or whatever works for you!
Employee engagement — the emotional connection and commitment employees have to their work and organization — goes beyond employee satisfaction.
According to decades of research, when employees are engaged, it leads to:
- higher productivity and profitability;
- lower absenteeism and turnover;
- fewer safety incidents and quality defects;
- stronger customer loyalty.
However, only 21% of employees worldwide and 31% in the U.S. fall into the "engaged" category.
#3
Take lunch from 1-2pm, most people take lunch from 12-1pm, by doing this, you will have 2 hours of unbothered time.
#5
Learn how to detach your personal worth and self-esteem from your career. The moment you start internalizing professional feedback of any kind as some sort of a reflection for who you are outside of that job, you’re cooked. Detach and keep a very strict line between your personal and professional life.
As we can see from the list, people come up with multiple ways to find their place in the workforce, but improving employee engagement is a shared responsibility within an organization. Leaders set the tone, and managers create the conditions.
Key drivers of employee engagement include:
- Purpose — Doing work that feels meaningful and mission-driven
- Development — Having opportunities to learn and grow
- Caring managers — Feeling supported by someone who genuinely cares
- Ongoing conversations — Receiving consistent feedback and coaching
- Focus on strengths — Being encouraged to use what you do best every day
So it's not just about how bad you want it, it's also about workplace culture and the support systems in place.
#7
Climb back down the ladder and preserve ur sanity. In hindsight, I wish I had done it 10 years ago.
#10
It’s about being seen not about how hard you work so make sure you’re friendly and helpful towards everyone
#11
Take advantage of anything worth value. 401k match, free legal counsel, tution reimbursement, turn business trips into vacations. Corporate jobs have a lot of perks, learn to use them to your advantage.
#13
Drink a lot of water so you get to go on side quests like refilling your water or going to the bathroom.
#14
*HR is NOT your friend. *get EVERYTHING in writing. Be that person that sends an email 5 min after a meeting. "I just wanted to recap our meeting..." *don't over share personal information. Create boundaries and stick to them.
#17
It is crucial to be important enough to not get fired but not important enough to get held accountable for anything.
#19
Realising its just a job and there are more important things in life like health, happiness and loved ones. they'll replace you, so don't stress yourself out.
#22
Work with people that genuinely like you and you genuinely like. Makes the work so much lighter.
#23
Document everything. And I promise the money isn’t worth your mental health and/or personal wellbeing for a toxic corporate job. Been there, done that!
#25
Pretend it’s a TV show. Notice the places that would funny if you were watching it on TV. Life-changing.
#26
“Networking” with management is more important than hard work when it comes to getting a promotion 😭 -with lots of love from a hard worker that hates networking.
#28
If you work in a building with multiple floors, leave your coat and bag on a different floor so no one on your team clocks that you’re leaving.
#29
Do not tell ANYONE ANYTHING about your life out of the office, just the best minimum to make a conversation. 2.Be nice with everyone, because the person who you hate at the moment, one day in the future could be your future boss.
#30
Trust nobody. You’re there to make money, not friends. Use free time for courses on professional development and certifications- use that to negotiate for higher pay.
#31
Have things to do outside of work.. I go to concerts, happy hr, vacation so when I’m mad at work I’m like yeap concert tomorrow woohoo.
#37
Less is more when explaining. Just say “yes” “sounds good” to 💩 that probably deserves more words. Don’t explain why you made a mistake just what you’re going to do to fix it. LESS WORDS
#38
ALWAYS start your corporate job with 4 living grandparents. take all your PTO. your coworkers are not as cool as you think they are, they don't need to know anything that may compromise you or your position. if it's not in procedure, you're not mandated to do it. If you're supposed to log in at 8 and it takes you 10 to start your computer, that still counts, even if you're not available till 8:10, don't work a minute you're not paid for.
#39
Lexapro. I don’t even flinch when the customers get crazy anymore. It’s very nice and I am surviving.
#40
Pomodoro method, that time be flyingggg.
Editor's note: The Pomodoro method is a time-management system that breaks work into 25-minute intervals, called "pomodoros," followed by short 5-minute break.
#41
Don’t trust anyone you work with, and create a personal tracker of all your work and projects, with a timeline. Document everything and use email. Will be hard to sabotage you if you cover all your bases, speaking for those toxic workplaces where performance is measured.
#44
Pull your current book up as a PDF and read and pretend you’re looking at important documents.
#46
Act like you’re in “The Office” looking at a non existent camera and treat everything like a bit.
#47
I pretend I’m not a permanent member of staff. I’m just here as an intern to help out temporarily. Makes me feel so much better - I don’t know why.
#48
Go on walks constantly, whether it’s at the office or if you work from home. I am notorious for not being found at my desk throughout the day 😂
#50
Use the corporate jargon in your assessments and reports. You'll seem "aligned' with the upper leadership.
#52
Rage room every Friday to empty out all the negative or journaling! But morning working out works too.
#53
What people say about you is more important than what you actually do. Be strategic with your time and people.
#54
Don’t put your laptop in a bag/rucksack. Just carry your laptop. That way, you can walk out naturally and it’ll look like you’re simply heading to a meeting.
#57
Paraphrase everything that the person in charge just said in a meeting when it's your time to speak.... also lots of nodding.
#58
Don’t complain and always agree 😌 Be so nice that when you make mistake, people brush it off 😌 And when someone talk bad about you, no one else believe 😌
#59
Don’t eat lunch on your break. Do something for yourself. Eat lunch when you back to your desk.
#65
Do as little work as possible without getting fired. Work on making yourself more qualified to move to a better paying position somewhere else. Rinse and repeat.
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Laserleader 6 months ago
This list is half "good" employee and half "shaft the business" employee.
Laserleader 6 months ago
This list is half "good" employee and half "shaft the business" employee.
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