“People get ahead because they work hard AND – more importantly – they know how to work the system, politically. Many get ahead by simply working the system, and they don’t find that working hard is even a prerequisite.
Anyone agree about my observations?”
i think that may be an observation of “modern” western/american corporate life. i dont think eastern corps work that way…
small businesses have no politics to work. you have to work hard in a small business.
big business is not in the business of working hard or innovating. they’re in the business of pushing pencils. innovation comes from the small businesses, from hard working and intelligent people who ultimately benefit the masses.
hard work does pay. corporate america is not the standard of measure of a man.
and there’s nothing wrong with selling out. you paid your dues, you earned your pay. let the corporate robots take over and do the grunt work.