Xhoana Sylaj

Corporate Tea | Work Humor | Real Talk & Direct Deposits

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• Build power quietly
• Get promoted without burnout

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Looking for a job but no success yet?

Try these:

- Block negative energy - fear mongering "The job market is so bad", delete rejection emails or add them in a folder. Do not take it personal

- Minimize costs - cancel unnecessary subscriptions, go back to your mama's house, use public transport

- Increase revenue - consider other industries. Start your own business or go freelance. Do not say "I can't" but "How can I?"

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Someone who plays dirty to win tells me you consider your opponent stronger/smarter and you fear he/she would otherwise win.

Being cunning is not equal smart or wise.

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I have beef with Machiavelli AND Robert Greene.

They have presented a distorted view of power dynamics and diplomacy.

Unfortunately, because such views have been highly praised and treated as the standard, we are where we are today.

You do not have to be amoral or manipulative to win.

Diplomacy and power dynamics are elegant tools for navigating relationships and conflict.

Be like water, my friend.

Flow where you need to, but never lose your direction.

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Do you know you takes down a Machiavellian?

A WOMAN!

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I have been targeted.

I have been scapegoated.

I recommend being THE BOSS.

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High-stakes conversations are often framed casually to lower resistance

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Following up with written summaries is smart career hygiene

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Asking for context is always a professional move

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Vague “quick chats” can be used to avoid documentation

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You don’t rise to your potential.

You rise to how people perceive your potential.

Perception isn’t part of the game.

It is the game.

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Flattery works because people want to believe it. People promote people who make them feel good.

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Office politics isn’t optional.

Ignoring it doesn’t make you noble.

It makes you invisible.

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Stop asking:
“What should we do?”

Instead ask:
“Do you prefer option A or B?”

Control the options, control the outcome.

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Unwritten corporate survival guide:

• Be reliable
• Be calm under pressure
• Never embarrass your boss publicly

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Why don’t spreadsheets gossip?

Because they already have too many columns.

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Most people don’t get promoted because they’re good. They get promoted because someone powerful trusts them. Competence matters. But proximity to power matters more.

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Being likable at work will take you further than being right.

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Uncomfortable truth:
Some managers don’t hire the best candidate.

They hire the least threatening one.

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If someone constantly asks for “quick favors” say:
“Happy to help. Which priority should move down?”
Watch how fast the request disappears.

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Wonder how many wars would happen if there were more/all female global leaders.

Probably none.

They’d just stop talking to each other.

And they'd tell the media everything is 'fine'.