No, I’m not heartbroken and this is not about surviving a failed relationship. This is just about surviving this horrendous place we call bureaucracy. So you think ‘dog eats dog’ only happens in the corporate world? I thought so too and how was I mistaken!
Unfortunately, I came late into the game so I wasn’t able to grow fangs. I’m a fast learner and I learned my lesson from the best (so I was told). So when the time will come that they will be at the receiving end, I hope they will like the taste of their own medicine. These are a few basic survival skills I learned today that I will surely use against my enemies [insert evil grin here].
1. If you are hiding from somebody, never ever answer a call even if it’s from a Boss. If you’re trying to pretend that your phone was either stolen or left at home, never ever answer a call you’re not expecting. You couldn’t have guessed that the other Boss let that somebody you’re hiding from use her phone.
2. If you made a commitment to a colleague, it’s OK to change your mind and not inform them as long as you have the blessing of your immediate superior. Who signs your performance appraisal? Who approves your proposals? Who will be backing you up for promotion? Never mind commitment. Forget word of honor.
3. Be selfish. Don’t share your contacts and resources especially with a colleague, even if it’s for the greater good and convenience of everybody. Guard your clients as if they are your trade secrets. Don’t let them be in the same room with competition. Don’t let them talk to each other much less exchange recipes and formulas. As if they are so dumb not to know what to disclose. Is there still such a thing as a secret recipe for chorizo? Maybe you haven’t been to the Internet.
4. Know who you messed up with. So you think you know everything and you’re better than anybody else? Tell you what, that’s just half of the story. Remember what Sun Tzu said,
If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will win hundred times in hundred battles. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you win one and lose the next. If you do not know yourself or your enemy, you will always lose.
Oh my, oh my, be careful there girl. She knows how to tweak Photoshop and she has your picture. Lethal combination. You don’t want to know how and where your picture will appear next.
5. Remember the Law of Karma. What goes around, comes around. What you sow is what you reap. Do not do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you. Panapanahon lang yan. Minsan nasa itaas, minsan nasa ibaba. Gaba. Mirisi. The next time you step on somebody (especially me). . . remember the Law of Karma. It will do you good.
Oh, and remember too, don’t get mad, get even.
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bwahahahhahahha! we always have to learn the hard and twisted way. and often times, we don’t even deserve it, no? sad…
hehehe…yes, how ironic gid. we often thought that they are like us. you know, just help when somebody needs your help. but sadly, some people are not like that. but as i’ve said, ila pa lang na subong. indi man permi sila ang winner. it’s a blessing in disguise actually. i had a great time with iloilo group which i’m sure i wouldn’t have otherwise. gabaan man na gyapon. bwahahaha!
Bwahahahaha!! Gladita, did you get your kamalditahan from me? Di gid guro ah, isn’t it obvious I’m an angel? Lemme practice my evil incarnate laugh first: bwahuhuhuhahahaha! Anyway, I feel for you girl…. because we’re in the same boat! It’s a good thing you mapped out these survival skills. While we already know what to do, we can often times get lost without our ‘bible’! Dog eat dog. It’s a jungle out here.
Oh yeah, yes indeed. Get even. Very even. Bwahahaha!